The variance for a project’s duration is given by ______.
a. the sum of the variances for all its activities
b. the sum of the variances for all its critical activities
c. the sum of the standard deviations for all its activities
d. the sum of the standard deviations for all its critical activities
b. the sum of the variances for all its critical activities
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A. the curtain of distraction B. the ladder of abstraction C. the four-square conundrum D. the triangle of meaning
Which of the following is NOT a technique for achieving coherence?
a. Repeat a word used in a preceding sentence. b. Use a pronoun to represent a noun from the preceding sentence. c. Use connecting words. d. Use active voice.
Rocket Products manufactures three types of remote-control devices: Economy, Standard, and Deluxe. The company, which uses activity-based costing, has identified five activities (and related cost drivers). Each activity, its budgeted cost, and related cost driver is identified below.ActivityCostCost DriverMaterial handling$225,000 Number of partsMaterial insertion 2,475,000 Number of partsAutomated machinery 840,000 Machine hoursFinishing 170,000 Direct labor hoursPackaging 170,000 Orders shippedTotal$3,880,000 The following information pertains to the three product lines for next year: Economy Standard DeluxeUnits to be produced 10,000 5,000 2,000 Orders to be shipped 1,000 500 200 Number of parts per unit 10 15 25 Machine hours per
unit 1 3 5 Labor hours per unit 2 2 2 Assume that Rocket is using a volume-based costing system, and the preceding overhead costs are applied to all products on the basis of direct labor hours. The overhead cost that would be assigned to the Deluxe product line is closest to: A. $456,471. B. $646,471. C. $1,141,176. D. $961,176. E. None of the answers is correct.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act assigned the responsibility for inspecting employers, applying the standards, and levying fines to the
A. Department of Health. B. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. C. Department of Labor. D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. E. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.