Kohler Manufacturing Typically Achieves One of Three Production Levels in Any

question 17

Multiple Choice

Kohler Manufacturing typically achieves one of three production levels in any given year: 8 million pounds of steel,10 million pounds of steel,or 16 million pounds of steel.In tracking some of its costs,Kohler's controller discovered one cost that was $10 per pound no matter what the production level for the year.This is an example of a

• A) variable cost.
• B) fixed cost.
• C) semivariable cost.
• D) semifixed cost.

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