The Productivity Component Measures the Reduction in Costs Attributable to a Reduction

question 75

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The productivity component measures the reduction in costs attributable to a reduction in the quantity of inputs used in year 2 relative to the quantity of inputs that would have been used in year 1 to produce the year 2 output.

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Definitions:

FOB Destination

A shipping term indicating that the seller bears all costs and risks until the goods are delivered to the buyer's location.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, giving weight to some data points more than others.

Gross Profit

The financial metric calculated by subtracting the cost of goods sold from total sales revenue.

LIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the last items placed in inventory are the first ones sold; stands for Last-In, First-Out.