The FIT Calculation Is Another Way of Reporting MTTF

question 14

True/False

The FIT calculation is another way of reporting MTTF.

Understand the basic concepts of factorial designs and how they are used to investigate interactions between variables.

Identify main effects and interactions in a factorial design.

Distinguish between manipulated and nonmanipulated variables in experimental designs.

Understand the concept of a simple main effect within the context of factorial designs.

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Definitions:

Inventory Levels

The quantity of goods and materials on hand at any given time in a company.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead—in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing

A cost system that excludes fixed costs from product costs and writes off all fixed costs against income in the year that the costs are incurred. Also called direct costing.

Step-fixed Costs

Expenses that remain constant for a set level of production or output, but can change when a certain threshold is crossed.