Witten Corporation Is a Service Company That Measures Its Output

question 249

Multiple Choice

Witten Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes. A total of 27 customers were actually served during January.The "Other expenses" in the flexible budget for January would have been closest to:

• A) $42,900
• B) $52,650
• C) $43,100
• D) $34,956

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