Fixed Costs Per Unit

question 23

Multiple Choice

Fixed costs per unit:

Understand the implications of negative marginal utility.

Learn about the diamond/water paradox and its relation to marginal value.

Grasp the effect of price changes on consumer decisions through the substitution and income effects.

Understand the importance of the price to utility ratio in consumer choice.

Definitions:

Depletion

The systematic allocation of the cost of natural resources over their productive lives is known as depletion, reflecting the reduction in the availability of resources as they are extracted or utilized.

Natural Resource

Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation technique that allocates an equal amount of an asset's cost to each year of its useful life.

Commercial Substance

A term used in accounting to indicate that a transaction has caused a change in the economic circumstances of a business.