Ron, a businessman who invests heavily in the stock market, has suffered a serious loss with his latest venture. The very thought of the losses stresses him out, so he hangs out with his friends and watches motivational movies to take his mind off his troubles. Which of the following coping mechanisms is Ron using?

A. Reappraisal
B. Escape-avoidance
C. Accepting responsibility
D. Self-control

Caleb construction (cc) incurs supervisor salaries expense in the construction of homes. if cc manufactures 100 homes in a year, fixed supervisor salaries will be $400,000. with the current construction supervisors, cc's productive capacity is 150 homes in a year. however, if cc is contracts to build more than 150 homes per year, it will need to hire additional supervisors, which are hired as full-time rather than temporary employees. cc's productive capacity would then become 200 homes per year, and salaries expense would increase to $470,000. how would cc’s salaries expense be properly classified? fixed variable mixed stepped curvilinear