A 5-Kg Object Is Moving to the Right at 4

question 10

Multiple Choice

A 5-kg object is moving to the right at 4 m/s and collides with a 4-kg object moving to the left at 5 m/s.The objects collide and stick together.After the collision,the combined object:

• A)has the same kinetic energy that the system had before the collision.
• B)has more kinetic energy than the system had before the collision.
• C)has no kinetic energy.
• D)has less momentum than the system had before the collision.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only considers variable costs (costs that change with production volume) in product costing and in the calculation of net income.

Absorption Costing

A method of product costing that includes all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, in the cost of a product.

Direct Labor Cost

The wages and related benefits paid to workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Reconciliation

The process of ensuring that two sets of records (usually the balances of two accounts) are in agreement.