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Cost Function and Behavior – MCQs
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1.
What does the goodness of fit assess in a model?
Observed data points
Estimated outcomes
Error terms
Normalized figures
2.
What term describes the relationship that explains how variations in a cost driver lead to changes in cost?
marginal credibility
economic plausibility
financial credibility
market credibility
operational plausibility
3.
In the context of assumption testing, what is the term used to describe the breach of constant variance?
heteroscedasticity
heterogeneous
homogeneous
homoscedasticity
4.
Which method is used to accurately assess the effectiveness of cost reduction efforts?
periodic variables
indexing methods
price forecasting
cost evaluation
5.
In regression analysis, what term describes the count of observations used?
possibility degree
average degree
variance degree
degree of freedom
6.
What are the differences called between the observed values and the predicted values on a regression line?
constant components
indexed components
fluctuating components
residual components
7.
Which method is useful for making precise predictions about future expenses?
Estimation of units
Forecasting production
Cost estimation
Price forecasting
Expense projection
8.
What is the term for the span over which a correlation between activity level and total cost is maintained?
operational range
relevant range
unit interval
associated range
activity band
9.
Which type of cost function applies when production inputs are utilized in discrete steps, yet the input amounts can be fractional?
continuously variable cost function
constant cost function
combined cost function
partially variable cost function
10.
How would you describe the relationship between cost and cost drivers?
stable
unstable
inherent
external
variable
11.
Which assumption in specification analysis describes residuals that are evenly distributed around the regression line?
irregularity in residuals
regression normality
residuals normality
regression irregularity
12.
Which method is used to estimate a regression line by minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations?
variable method
least squares method
indexing approach
fixed approach
none of the above
13.
What does a regression line that shows a weak correlation between cost and its cost driver typically look like?
bent
having a gentle slope
steeply inclined
broken
horizontal
14.
What is the primary benefit of using a quantitative research approach?
lack of expression
inconsistency
objectivity
subjectivity
15.
What does a substantial residual value combined with a negative slope of a line suggest?
an inverse relationship
a direct relationship
poor proportionality
strong proportionality
16.
What is the fourth step in quantitative analysis when estimating a cost function?
Formulate a linear equation
Develop a price model
Create a production function
Graph the collected data
17.
Which of the following should be taken into account when assessing a regression equation?
How well the model fits the data
Whether the results make economic sense
The importance of the predictor variables
All of the above factors
18.
When estimating cost functions by using only two data points and disregarding all others, this approach is known as a ________?
drawback of the low-high technique
limitation of the high-low approach
benefit of the high-low method
benefit of the low-high technique
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