New York City Rats Are Famous for Their Scavenging Ability

question 24

Multiple Choice

New York City rats are famous for their scavenging ability, particularly when selecting which pizzeria dumpster yields the best garbage. In an attempt to quantify the selective pizza scavenging choices of rats in Manhattan, scientists discovered that when rats revisited their dumpster of choice, 86% of rats returned with other rats from the same age group within their colony. This behavior was repeated at multiple sites throughout the borough, suggesting that rats were transmitting information about forage sites. What type of cultural transmission would this be?

• A) vertical
• B) oblique
• C) parallel
• D) horizontal

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Definitions:

Planned Revenues

Forecasted income that a business expects to receive from its operations or activities within a specific period.

Direct Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of direct materials used in production and the expected (standard) cost, which indicates how efficiently materials are purchased.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly incorporated into a finished product and can be directly assigned to the product.

Standard Costs

Predetermined cost estimates used to measure the cost performance of an operation, allowing for budgeting and variance analysis against actual costs.