Data for March for Lazarus Corporation and Its Two Major

question 168

Multiple Choice

Data for March for Lazarus Corporation and its two major business segments, North and South, appear below: In addition, common fixed expenses totaled $156,000 and were allocated as follows: $84,000 to the North business segment and $72,000 to the South business segment. A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would show that the segment margin of the North business segment is:

• A)$213,000
• B)$102,000
• C)$83,000
• D)$18,000

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

In operant conditioning, a method that involves adding an unfavorable outcome or event following an undesired behavior, intended to decrease the likelihood of the behavior recurring.

Law of Effect

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Fear

An emotional response to a perceived threat, which serves as a basic survival mechanism by triggering the fight or flight response.

Generalization

The process by which the brain applies learned information from specific instances to similar situations or stimuli.