Figure 7-1 -Refer to Figure 7-1. Suppose That the Price Falls from the Price

question 175

Multiple Choice

Figure 7-1

-Refer to Figure 7-1. Suppose that the price falls from P₂ to P_1. Area C represents the

• A)decrease in consumer surplus that results from a downward-sloping demand curve.
• B)consumer surplus to new consumers who enter the market when the price falls.
• C)additional consumer surplus to initial consumers.
• D)decrease in consumer surplus in the market when the price increases from P₁ to P₂.

Recognize the financial statement presentation and implications of absorption and variable costing methods.

Assess the effect of beginning and ending inventories on net operating income under absorption costing.

Identify the strategies for managing net operating income differences between absorption and variable costing.

Understand the difference between absorption costing and variable costing.

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