Categorizing Technologies as Base, Key, Pacing, or Emerging Is an Effort

question 115

Multiple Choice

Categorizing technologies as base, key, pacing, or emerging is an effort to

• A) Persuade early adopters.
• B) Measure competitive value.
• C) Speed the adoption process.
• D) Regulate patent awards.
• E) Provide a basis for licensing.

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Definitions:

Relevant Range

The span within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behaviors are valid.

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

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (materials, labor) in product cost, excluding fixed costs.

Mixed Cost

A cost that has both fixed and variable components, which changes with the level of output but not in direct proportion.