If You Were Writing the Answer Key for a Professor's

question 39

Multiple Choice

If you were writing the answer key for a professor's exam,and one question asked students to mark a box for the number of outer shell electrons possessed by an element having the maximum number,you would have the key say that the correct answer was

• A)one electron.
• B)two electrons.
• C)four electrons.
• D)eight electrons.
• E)sixteen electrons.

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Definitions:

Value Engineering

An organized approach to enhance the value of goods or products and services through a detailed analysis of their functions.

Non-value-added

Activities or processes that do not add value to the product or service from the customer's perspective, leading to unnecessary costs or inefficiencies.

Target Cost

A cost-management strategy in which a product’s selling price and desired profit are used to determine the allowable cost to manufacture it, with the aim of ensuring competitiveness and profitability.

Cost Driver Analysis

The examination of the factors that affect costs, aiming to understand the relationship between actions or volumes and their impact on expenses.