Brym and Lie Argue That Many People (Including Many Sociologists)woke

question 130

Multiple Choice

Brym and Lie argue that many people (including many sociologists) woke up to the fact that technological advance is not always beneficial when:

• A)a series of widely publicized technological disasters took place in the 1970s and 1980s
• B)the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945
• C)the environmental movement became popular in the 1990s
• D)global warming became a well-known danger in the 1990s
• E)the atom bomb of 1945 followed by technological disasters of the 1970s and 1980s

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing a product, excluding direct materials and direct labor costs.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected (or standard) cost based on the actual level of activity.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Overhead costs that fluctuate with the level of production, such as utilities or raw materials.

Standards

Predetermined benchmarks or norms used for measuring performance, costs, and efficiency in production.