Which of the Following Statements Best Describes a Whistle-Blower

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes a whistle-blower?

• A) An employee is unhappy because his company is downsizing.
• B) An employee tells the Consumer Product Safety Commission his company falsified safety reports on a child's car seat.
• C) A salesperson for a hardware wholesaler tries to sell insurance to his regular customers in order to earn some extra income.
• D) An employee loses his/her retirement fund due to a downturn in the stock market.
• E) An employee spends the afternoon studying at work for her test rather than counting inventory as she was supposed to be doing.

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Definitions:

Direct Labour Cost

The cost that can be directly attributed to the production of goods or services, including wages and benefits for workers who are actively involved in the manufacturing process.

Direct Material

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a specific product and are an essential component of its production.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for homogenous products, where costs are assigned to production processes or departments and averaged over the units produced.

Cost per Unit

The cost to produce a single unit of product, calculated by dividing the total production cost by the number of units produced.