What Is Middleware

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Multiple Choice

What is middleware?

• A)the use of the Internet to provide customers with the ability to gain personalized information by querying corporate databases and their information sources
• B)the integration of data from multiple sources, which provides a unified view of all data
• C)the translation of information between disparate systems
• D)packages commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual wage rate paid to workers and the expected or standard wage rate, multiplied by the actual hours worked.

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours expected to produce a certain level of output, multiplied by the standard labor rate.

Variable Overhead

Costs of production that fluctuate with changes in production volume, such as utilities or raw materials, not directly tied to labor or capital.

Indirect Labor

Wages paid to employees who are not directly involved in production but support the process, such as maintenance and supervisory staff.