A Cost That Changes in Total in Direct Proportion to a Change

question 46

Multiple Choice

A cost that changes in total in direct proportion to a change in the cost driver is a:

• A) variable cost.
• B) fixed cost.
• C) semivariable cost.
• D) step-variable cost.

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Definitions:

Unconditional Response

An automatic, reflexive reaction to a stimulus that does not require learning or conditioning to occur.

Conditional Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with another stimulus through conditioning.

Unconditional Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Conditional Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a conditioned response.