Which of the Following Best Describes Waves That Travel in Wave

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes waves that travel in wave trains?

• A)They are produced by storm centers and generating regions far distant from the shore where they may break.
• B)They usually form relatively close to the affected coastline.
• C)They experience refraction by the deep seafloor.
• D)They are called breakers as they travel in the open sea and rollers when they move into sheltered areas.

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Idle Capacity

Unused or underutilized resources within a business, often indicating inefficiency, where machinery, space, or labor is not being employed to full capacity.

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Costs that vary with the level of production output, such as supplies and utilities for manufacture.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of goods sold, excluding fixed overhead costs.

Absorption Costing

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