Refer to Scenario 9

question 139

Multiple Choice

Refer to Scenario 9.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
SCENARIO 9.2: Tom borrowed $40,000 from his parents to open a donut stand. He agrees to pay his parents a 5% yearly return on the money they lent him. His other yearly fixed costs equal $10,000. His variable costs equal $25,000. He sold 40,000 dozen donuts during the year at a price of $2.00 per dozen.
-Refer to Scenario 9.2. Tom's total fixed costs equal

• A) $1,000.
• B) $10,000.
• C) $12,000.
• D) $21,000.

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Definitions:

Minority Group

A group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are singled out from the others in the society in which they live for differential and unequal treatment.

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A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type, often applied to raw materials and agricultural products.

Profit

The financial gain realized when the amount earned from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the activity.

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The act of a person classified as a member of one racial group being accepted or identifying as a member of another, often to escape racial discrimination.