Refer to the Figure Below

question 155

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure below. The villi of the small intestine are lined with epithelial cells that absorb nutrients from digested food on one side and transfer these nutrients into the blood on the other side.Which cell shown in the figure would be most efficient as an epithelial cell in the intestinal villi, and why?

• A) Cell B because it has a greater volume than cell A.
• B) Cell A because its volume is greater than its surface area.
• C) Cell B because it has a greater surface area than cell A.
• D) Cell A because it has a larger surface area-to-volume ratio than cell B.
• E) Cell B because it has a larger overall size than cell A.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs—direct materials, labor, and both variable and fixed overhead—as part of the cost of a finished product.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overheads - in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing Income (VCI)

An accounting method that includes only variable costs—costs that change with production level—in calculating net income.

Full Costing Income (FCI)

A method of accounting that allocates all fixed and variable costs to products, operations or projects to determine profitability.