A Soft Drink Bottler Incurred the Following Factory Utility Cost

question 163

Multiple Choice

A soft drink bottler incurred the following factory utility cost: $9,246 for 5,200 cases bottled and $8,997 for 4,900 cases bottled. Factory utility cost is a mixed cost containing both fixed and variable components. The variable factory utility cost per case bottled is closest to:

• A) $1.81
• B) $1.78
• C) $1.84
• D) $0.83

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