Which One of the Following Is a Hypothesis

question 129

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is a hypothesis?

• A)Energy is required to vaporize a liquid.
• B)The composition of a pure substance is fixed and definite.
• C)Hydrogen gas and oxygen gas can react to form water.
• D)The battery in an electronic device must be dead because the device stopped working.
• E)Matter is composed of atoms.

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Definitions:

Overhead Rate Methods

Different methodologies used to allocate overhead costs to products or services based on criteria such as direct labor hours, machine hours, or direct material costs.

Departmental Overhead Rate

This rate is used to allocate indirect costs to specific departments, based on a relevant metric like labor hours or machine hours.

Activity-Based Costing

A pricing strategy that tracks the various tasks performed within a company, allocating the associated costs to different products and services in proportion to their direct usage.

Cost Flows

The movement and allocation of costs within an accounting system, often associated with manufacturing processes.