When the Step-Down Method Is Used to Allocate Support Department

question 33

Multiple Choice

When the step-down method is used to allocate support department costs, a common way to select the first support department in the sequence is to choose the support department which:

• A) obtains the highest yield.
• B) serves no other support department.
• C) serves the greatest number of other support departments.
• D) obtains the highest yield AND serves no other support department.

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Definitions:

Cephalocaudal Development

A development pattern in which growth starts at the head and moves down towards the body.

Proximodistal

Describes the pattern of development in children where growth starts at the center of the body and moves towards the extremities.

Central Axis

An imaginary line that is central to an object or structure, providing a point of symmetry or balance.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.