Average Maintenance Costs Are $1

question 24

Multiple Choice

Average maintenance costs are $1.50 per machine-hour at an activity level of 8,000 machine-hours and $1.20 per machine-hour at an activity level of 13,000 machine-hours. Assuming that this activity is within the relevant range, total expected maintenance cost for a budgeted activity level of 10,000 machine-hours would be closest to?

• A)$15,000.
• B)$16,128.
• C)$13,440.
• D)$11,433.

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