Bill Is an Accountant for a Small Machine Shop

question 12

Multiple Choice

Bill is an accountant for a small machine shop. His boss has asked him to calculate the shop's total fixed cost. Which method will get Bill the correct answer?

• A) subtracting total variable costs from total revenue
• B) calculating the product of average total cost and quantity
• C) subtracting the average variable cost from the total cost
• D) subtracting the total variable cost from the total cost

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