-The Above Table Has the Total Product Schedule for Joe's

question 241

Multiple Choice

-The above table has the total product schedule for Joe's Barber Shop. Joe charges $6 per haircut. If the wage rate falls from $24 per worker to $12 per worker, the quantity of labor hired ________ and the new number of workers employed is ________.

• A) increases; 2
• B) decreases; 2
• C) increases; 5
• D) increase; 3

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Definitions:

Operating Income

Earnings generated from a company's standard business operations, excluding income from investments and other non-operational sources.

Absorption Costing

A bookkeeping approach that encompasses all production expenses, including direct materials, direct labor, and all overhead costs, both variable and fixed, in the price of a product.

Operating Income

The profit realized from a business's operations after subtracting operating expenses like wages, depreciation, and cost of goods sold.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed overhead as a period expense.