An Astronaut Drops a Marble on the Surface of the Airless

question 6

Multiple Choice

An astronaut drops a marble on the surface of the airless Planet Z-49 and observes that it takes 1.02 s for the marble to fall 2.00 m starting from rest.She also knows that the radius of Z-49 is 3.39 × 10⁶ m.From this information,what will she determine for the mass of Z-49? (G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N ∙ m²/kg²)

• A)3.30 × \(10^{23}\) kg.
• B)6.62 × \(10^{23}\) kg.
• C)4.62 × \(10^{23}\) kg.
• D)8.09 × \(10^{23}\) kg.
• E)9.95 × \(10^{23}\) kg.

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Definitions:

Period Cost

Costs that are not directly tied to the production process and are expensed in the period in which they occur.

Differential Cost

The difference in cost between two alternative decisions or changes in output levels.

Sunk Cost

Sunk cost represents money already spent and permanently lost, which cannot be recovered and should not influence future financial decisions.

Differential Cost

Refers to the difference in total cost that will result from selecting one option over another in decision-making situations.