Whether a Particular Child Learns to Speak English, German, or Portuguese

question 162

Multiple Choice

Whether a particular child learns to speak English, German, or Portuguese will be determined by his/her __________, so the heritability for spoken language would be __________.

• A) genetics...1
• B) genetics...0
• C) environment...1
• D) environment...0

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent or salaries.

Variable Cost

Expenses that change in proportion to the production level or the amount of output.

Period Cost

Period cost refers to any cost that is not directly tied to the production of goods and is expensed in the accounting period in which it is incurred, such as selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Product Cost

The total cost incurred to create a product, including direct labor, direct materials, and manufacturing overhead.