Which of the Following Costs Is a Mixed Cost

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following costs is a mixed cost?

• A) salary of a factory supervisor
• B) electricity costs of $3 per kilowatt-hour
• C) rental costs of $10,000 per month plus $0.30 per machine hour of use
• D) straight-line depreciation on factory equipment

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Definitions:

Adam Smith

Was an 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher, known as the "father of modern economics" for his influential work on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.

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Total Output

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