The Palasi Candy Company Is a Small Business Located in the Northeastern

question 63

Multiple Choice

The Palasi Candy Company is a small business located in the northeastern United States. The owner of Palasi Candy is calculating the projected costs for the coming year. There is rent for the building; salaries for the retail employees; raw materials of sugar, chocolate, and other ingredients; wrappers for packaging of individual pieces of candy; boxes; and radio advertising. Palasi's ______ are most likely to be the raw materials of sugar, chocolate, and other ingredients, as well as the wrappers.

• A) sunk costs
• B) variable costs
• C) direct costs
• D) fixed costs
• E) marginal costs

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U.S. Steel Case

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