Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 60

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Cakes) Look at the table Cakes. Pat is opening a bakery to make and sell special birthday cakes. She is trying to decide how many mixers to purchase. Her estimated fixed and average variable costs if she purchases one, two, or three mixers are shown in the table. Assume that average variable costs do not vary with the quantity of output. If Pat purchases three mixers and bakes 200 cakes per day, what is her average fixed cost?

• A) $0.05
• B) $2.50
• C) $5.00
• D) $12.50

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Definitions:

Transferred Out

This term is used in accounting to describe costs or goods that are moved from one production process or department to another.

Materials

Raw substances used in the manufacturing process to create a finished product.

Equivalent Unit

A concept used in cost accounting to convert partially completed goods into a number of completed units for accounting purposes, considering the degree of completion.

First Processing Department

The initial stage in a manufacturing process where raw materials are first transformed into work-in-process.