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Multiple Choice 3-1

A factor that causes or leads to a change in a cost or activity is a(n)

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifa. slope.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifb. intercept.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifc. driver.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifd. variable term.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gife. cost object.

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Multiple Choice 3-4

The following cost formula was developed by using monthly data for a hospital.

Total Cost = $128,000,000 + ($12,000 x Number of Patient Days)

In the cost formula, the term $128,000,000

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifa. is the total variable cost.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifb. is the dependent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifc. is the variable rate.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifd. is the total fixed cost.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gife. cannot be determined from the above formula.

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Multiple Choice 3-5

The following cost formula was developed by using monthly data for a hospital.

Total Cost = $128,000,000 + ($12,000 x Number of Patient Days)

In the cost formula, the term $12,000

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifa. is the variable rate.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifb. is the dependent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifc. is the independent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifd. is the intercept.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gife. cannot be determined from the above formula.

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Multiple Choice 3-6

The following cost formula was developed by using monthly data for a hospital.

Total Cost = $128,000,000 + ($12,000 x Number of Patient Days)

In the cost formula, the term "Number of patient days"

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifa. is the variable rate.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifb. is the intercept.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifc. is the dependent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifd. is the independent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gife. cannot be determined from the above formula.

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Multiple Choice 3-7

The following cost formula was developed by using monthly data for a hospital.

Total Cost = $128,000,000 + ($12,000 x Number of Patient Days)

In the cost formula, the term "Total cost"

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifa. is the variable rate.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifb. is the intercept.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifc. is the dependent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gifd. is the independent variable.

http://sjc.cengagenow.com/media/img/MC_circle16x16_cut.gife. cannot be determined from the above formula.

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Multiple Choice 3-8

The following cost formula for total purchasing cost in a factory was developed using monthly data.

Total Cost = $235,000 + ($75 x Number of Purchase Orders)

Next month, 8,000 purchase orders are predicted. The total cost predicted fo