According to Pinker and Bloom (1992),if the Acquisition of Language

question 281

Multiple Choice

According to Pinker and Bloom (1992) ,if the acquisition of language produced a 1% difference in mortality rates among overlapping Neanderthal and human populations,Neanderthals would have become extinct in

• A) 10 generations.
• B) 30 generations.
• C) 4000 generations.
• D) 30,000 generations.

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Step-Wise Variable Cost

A cost that remains fixed within a certain level of activity but will jump to a higher amount at a certain point due to increased activity.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or production volume.

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

An accounting method used to determine the effects of changes in costs and volume on a company's profits.

Relevant Range

The range of activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behavior are valid.