If a Company Must Expand Capacity to Accept a Special

question 159

Multiple Choice

If a company must expand capacity to accept a special order it is likely that there will be

• A) an increase in unit variable costs.
• B) no increase in fixed costs.
• C) an increase in variable and fixed costs per unit.
• D) an increase in fixed costs.

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Definitions:

Transcription

The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA), initiating gene expression.

Translation

The process in which cellular ribosomes create proteins, mapping instructions from mRNA to synthesize the specific protein.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, serving as the building blocks of life.

Protein Synthesis

The biological process by which cells generate new proteins from amino acids based on instructions encoded in DNA.