Jim and Mary Are Carrying Bob on a Horizontal Stretcher

question 39

Multiple Choice

Jim and Mary are carrying Bob on a horizontal stretcher. The uniform stretcher is 2.00 m long and weighs 80 N. Bob weighs 600 N. Bob's center of gravity is 80 cm from Mary. Jim and Mary are at the ends of the stretcher. The upward force that Mary is exerting to support the stretcher, with Bob on it, is

• A) 550 N.
• B) 400 N.
• C) 300 N.
• D) 280 N.
• E) 200 N.

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Definitions:

Units Manufactured

The total quantity of products completed and ready for sale or use at the end of an accounting period.

Variable Costing

A costing method where only variable production costs are assigned to inventory and fixed overhead expenses are treated as period costs.

Fixed Factory Overhead

The regular, consistent expenses involved in operating a factory that do not vary with production volume, including costs like rent, salaries of permanent staff, and utility bills.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only considers variable costs in product costing and decision making, excluding any fixed costs.