The Long Company pays its workers differently, depending on how long they have been employed. However, skill levels are similar for all the workers. A manager is trying to decide whether to consider all workers the same, and to use an average wage rate for purposes of a cost model. The concept involved here is best described as
A) Homogeneity
B) Interdependence
C) Responsiveness
D) Traceability

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The concept involved here is homogeneity, which refers to the degree of similarity or standardization among a group of items or individuals. In this case, since the skill levels of the workers are similar, it would be appropriate to consider them as homogeneous and use an average wage rate for cost modeling purposes. Interdependence, responsiveness, and traceability do not accurately describe the concept involved in this scenario.

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