Which Would Be an Appropriate Cost Driver for the Shipping

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which would be an appropriate cost driver for the shipping and receiving activity?

• A) number of inspections
• B) number of machine hours
• C) number of batches
• D) number of pounds of product shipped

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Definitions:

Perfect Square Trinomial

A trinomial that can be factored into two identical binomials, resulting from squaring a binomial.

Simple Interest

A way of calculating interest where the amount earned or paid is proportional to the initial sum invested or borrowed and the rate of interest.

Principal

The original sum of money borrowed in a loan or put into an investment, not including profits or interest.

Sum Of Cubes

A special algebraic formula or identity that expresses the sum of two cubes in terms of a product of a binomial and a trinomial.