Pepper Department Store Allocates Its Service Department Expenses to Its

question 164

Multiple Choice

Pepper Department store allocates its service department expenses to its various operating (sales) departments. The following data is available for its service departments: The following information is available for its three operating (sales) departments:
What is the total advertising expense allocated to Department B?

• A) $30,000.
• B) $ 9,000.
• C) $12,500.
• D) $10,800.
• E) $7,500.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A consequence imposed for breaking a rule or law, intended to discourage the behavior.

Operant Responding

A technique of teaching that involves giving rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.

Negative Punishment

Removing a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

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.