A Chair Manufacturer Makes Custom Chairs Using Hand Tools,wood,glue,and Varnish

question 8

Multiple Choice

A chair manufacturer makes custom chairs using hand tools,wood,glue,and varnish.Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The costs of wood and glue would be treated as direct costs.
• B) Wood, glue, and varnish would all be direct materials.
• C) Wood would be accounted for as a direct cost, and glue and varnish as indirect costs.
• D) The concepts of direct and indirect costs are not applicable here.

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Definitions:

Variable-interval Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where rewards are given after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, leading to a steady, moderate response rate.

Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a behavior is strengthened by the outcome that follows it, whether it is a reward (positive reinforcement) or the removal of a negative condition (negative reinforcement).

DRH Schedule

Differential Reinforcement of High rates of behavior is a schedule of reinforcement where high rates of a specific behavior are reinforced.

Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism that increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating by applying a stimulus following that behavior.