When People Make External, Unstable Attributions for Others' Successes or Failures

question 105

Multiple Choice

When people make external, unstable attributions for others' successes or failures, these attributions tend to concern questions of ____.

• A) ability or talent
• B) effort or hard work
• C) ease or difficulty of the task
• D) luck or chance

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Definitions:

Actual Costs

The precise expenses incurred for materials, labor, and overhead in producing goods or providing services.

Standard Costs

Pre-determined or estimated costs used as a benchmark to compare with the actual costs incurred.

Actual Costs

The real, total expenses incurred during the production or acquisition of goods and services.

Fixed Overhead

Fixed costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales over a short term, including rental expenses, salaries, and insurance.