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Essay

Refer to the figure.
Figure 3
Figure 3 shows long-term patterns of continental movement for five large land masses, illustrating the location of the land masses during an active period of land mass movement, at about 40 mya. The arrows indicate the direction of land mass movement and the numbers indicate the approximate timing (mya) of these events. Based on Figure 3, describe the mostly likely path of land mass 5 through time by answering the following questions:
a) Which land masses was land mass 5 most likely joined with 150 mya?
b) Which other land masses was land mass 5 joined with 50 mya?
c) Which other land mass(es) was land mass 5 joined with 30 mya?

Interpret the contribution margin for pricing and decision-making purposes.

Understand the concept of product costs and period costs and their relevance to financial reporting.

Calculate cost of goods sold and understand its impact on profitability.

Identify and differentiate between direct and indirect costs in manufacturing.

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