Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Variable

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a variable cost?

• A) Straight-line depreciation on a machine expected to last 5 years.
• B) Wages paid to assembly line workers at a local manufacturing plant.
• C) Timber used to make outdoor furniture.
• D) Commissions paid to sales personnel.

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period following the Civil War in the United States, from 1865 to 1877, aimed at rebuilding the Southern states and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.

U.S. Senate

One of the two chambers of the United States Congress, it is comprised of senators from each state, regardless of population, serving staggered six-year terms, and has unique powers including treaty ratification and impeachment trials.

Hiram Revels

The first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate, representing Mississippi in 1870-1871 during the Reconstruction era.

Blanche K. Bruce

Blanche K. Bruce was an African American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, becoming the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate.