In Earthquake Prone Regions Buildings Can Be Reinforced and Designed

question 15

Multiple Choice

In earthquake prone regions buildings can be reinforced and designed to prevent the likelihood of collapse during an earthquake.Which of the following measures are not designed to prevent building collapse?

• A) shear walls
• B) brace walls
• C) base isolation
• D) brick walls
• E) add buttresses

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Activity-Based Costing

A method of costing that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities they require.

Activity Rate

The measure used to allocate costs to activities based on their use of resources.

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Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that allocates overhead costs to specific activities, providing more accurate costs of producing specific products or services.