According to Your Text,a Likely Explanation for the Higher Absentee

question 75

Multiple Choice

According to your text,a likely explanation for the higher absentee rate for women is that:

• A)women generally have jobs for which a temporary replacement can be hired so absences are more permissible
• B)women tend to be less satisfied with their jobs than men and are consequently absent more often
• C)women tend to have more illnesses that keep them from work than do men
• D)traditionally,women have had the responsibility of caring for home and family

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The potential benefit that is given up when one alternative is selected over another.

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as materials and labor.

Eliminate

To completely remove or get rid of something.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that identifies activities in an organization and assigns the cost of each activity to all products and services according to the actual consumption by each, to more accurately measure the cost and profitability of products/services.