Which Statement About Energy and Metabolic Rates Is True

question 143

Multiple Choice

Which statement about energy and metabolic rates is true?

• A) The basal metabolic rate of adult females is typically higher than that of adult males.
• B) The rate of energy utilization is measured in watts.
• C) The metabolic rate of an animal is a measure of the amount of food it eats.
• D) Sugars provide more energy than do fats.
• E) Proteins provide more energy than do fats.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable costs - costs that change with production levels - in product cost calculations.

Net Operating Income

It refers to the profit generated from a company's ordinary, core business operations after subtracting operating expenses from operating revenues.

First Year

The initial year of operation, production, or accounting period.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that integrates all costs associated with manufacturing, from direct materials and labor to variable and fixed overheads, into the final cost of a product.