Which One of the Following Is the Best Example of a Step

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is the best example of a step cost for Ace Manufacturing?

• A)Paying a higher factory utility bill for the month of June.
• B)Cutting back health care coverage for employees.
• C)Terminating the manufacturing quality control employees.
• D)Opening a new assembly line for one of the company's most popular products as a result of its original assembly line continually operating at capacity.

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Definitions:

Numerical Coefficient

A number that multiplies a variable in an algebraic expression, representing the variable's rate of change.

Algebraic Expression

A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols but does not contain an equality sign.

Simplify

To make something easier to understand or do by reducing its complexity.

Collect Like Terms

The process of combining terms in an algebraic expression that have the same variables raised to the same power.