How Are American Workers Different from Workers in Most Other

question 34

Multiple Choice

How are American workers different from workers in most other highly industrialized countries?

• A)Americans work more hours per week on average
• B)a smaller percentage of American workers are unionized
• C)in the United States there is no centralized,nationwide bargaining between unions and businesses
• D)in the United States there are fewer paid vacation days per year
• E)all of these choices

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Definitions:

Mixed Costs

Expenses that have both a fixed and a variable component, changing with the level of production or sales activity but also including a constant element.

Period Costs

Selling and administrative expenses incurred in marketing the product, delivering the product, or managing the company and not directly related to manufacturing the product.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change in total regardless of changes in the volume of goods or services produced or sold.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or business activity, such as raw materials and direct labor costs.