Kawamura Kennel Uses Tenant-Days as Its Measure of Activity; an Animal

question 356

Multiple Choice

Kawamura Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During December, the kennel budgeted for 2,300 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,320 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The administrative expenses in the planning budget for December would be closest to:

• A) $7,754
• B) $7,560
• C) $7,564
• D) $7,687

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Definitions:

Block Pricing

A pricing strategy where different quantities of a product or service are sold at different prices, usually implying that larger quantities are sold at a lower per-unit price.

First-Degree Price Discrimination

Practice of charging each customer her reservation price.

Marginal Revenue

The increase in revenue resulting from the sale of one additional unit of a product or service.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount that they actually do pay.