Reference: 12-02
the Following Data Are Available for the South

question 53

Multiple Choice

Reference: 12-02
The following data are available for the South Division of Redride Products, Inc. and the single product it makes: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Unit selling price } & \$ 20 \\\hline \text { Variable cost per unit } & \$ 12 \\\hline \text { Annual fixed costs } & \$ 280,000 \\\hline \text { Average operating assets } & \$ 1,500,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-How much is the return on the investment?

• A)40%.
• B)25%.
• C)12.5%.
• D)20%.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while other factors are held constant, the output per unit of the variable factor will eventually decrease.

Fixed Resources

Assets and inputs in production that remain constant regardless of the level of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

A condition in which a firm experiences an increase in average costs as it increases its output, due to factors such as inefficiencies or complexity.

Marginal Product

The change in total output that results from the employment of one additional unit of a resource.