In the Decision to Drop a Product Line, Fixed Costs

question 64

Multiple Choice

In the decision to drop a product line, fixed costs are often classified as:

• A) Avoidable or sunk
• B) Sunk or opportunity
• C) Product or period
• D) Incremental or avoidable

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