(Last Word) If Variables X and Y Are Positively Correlated

question 322

Multiple Choice

(Last Word) If variables X and Y are positively correlated, this means that

• A) X is the cause of Y.
• B) Y is the cause of X.
• C) causation necessarily exists, but we don't know whether X or Y is the cause.
• D) causation may or may not exist between X and Y.

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Definitions:

FIFO Method

An inventory valuation method (First-In, First-Out) where the oldest items in inventory are sold or used first.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs to partially completed goods, expressed in terms of full units of output.

Direct Materials

Materials that can be directly linked to the production process of a product and are essential components of the final product.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns the average cost of goods available for sale to both ending inventory and cost of goods sold, weighing the average by the quantities purchased at different prices.