The Macon Company Uses the High-Low Method to Determine Its

question 91

Multiple Choice

The Macon Company uses the high-low method to determine its cost equation. The following information was gathered for the past year:
$$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Machine } & \text { Direct Labor } \\ & \text { Hours } & \text { Costs } \\ \text { Busiest month (June) }& 14,000 & \$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 \\\text { Slowest month (December) }& 6,000 & \$ 120,000\end{array}$$
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What are the direct labor costs per machine hour?

• A) $20.00.
• B) $16.00.
• C) $14.29.
• D) $10.00.

Describe how business cycles and economic phenomena like stagflation can be explained within the aggregate demand and aggregate supply framework.

Understand how global events, such as World War II and the Great Depression, can be analyzed through changes in aggregate demand and supply curves.

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Grasp why negative emotions are a focus of study over positive emotions in psychology.

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