Demand for a Given Item Is Said to Be Dependent

question 55

Multiple Choice

Demand for a given item is said to be dependent if:

• A)it originates from the external customer.
• B)there is a deep bill of material.
• C)the finished products are mostly services (rather than goods).
• D)there is a clearly identifiable parent.
• E)the item has several children.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the amount of goods produced or the volume of sales.

Fixed Cost

Costs that remain constant in total regardless of changes in the volume of activity or production level.

Cost Per Unit

The average cost to produce one unit of a product, calculated by dividing total production costs by the number of units produced.

Activity Level

A measure of the volume or quantity of work performed or production achieved in a specific period.