Schister Systems Uses the Following Data in Its Cost-Volume-Profit Analyses

question 25

Multiple Choice

Schister Systems uses the following data in its Cost-Volume-Profit analyses: What is total contribution margin if sales volume increases by 20%?

• A)$80,000
• B)$158,400
• C)$200,000
• D)$144,000

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Definitions:

Postreinforcement Pause

A moment of no response or inactivity that occurs just after reinforcement in a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement in operant conditioning.

Fixed Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of responding.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning where the intensity of a behavior is altered through rewards or penalties.

Extinction

The process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without the unconditioned stimulus.