THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING

question 104

Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
The manager of a movie rental store was interested in examining the relationship between the weekly take-home pay for a family and the amount that family spends weekly on recreational activities.The following output was generated using Minitab:
Covariances

Let X = weekly take-home pay,and Y = amount spent weekly on recreational activities.
-Identify the variance of amount spent weekly on recreational activities.

Understand the concept of the relevant range of activity and its impact on costs.

Calculate contribution margin per unit and understand its significance.

Identify and calculate direct and indirect manufacturing costs.

Determine the incremental manufacturing cost for a single unit increase in production.

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