To Follow Is Information About the Units Produced and Total

question 179

Multiple Choice

To follow is information about the units produced and total manufacturing costs for Pine Enterprises for the past six months. Using the high-low method, what will the total monthly manufacturing costs be if the company produces 9,000 units?

• A)$8,750
• B)$4,500
• C)$8,400
• D)$4,250

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Definitions:

Slab Pull

A plate-driving force generated by the sinking action of a relatively dense, subducted slab.

Ridge Push

A plate-driving force that results from the tendency of an oceanic plate to slide down the sloping lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary near a mid-ocean ridge.

Upwelling Mantle

Refers to the process where hotter, less dense mantle material ascends towards the Earth's surface, typically at mid-ocean ridges or hotspots.

Mantle Convection

Movement of mantle material in response to variations in density, especially those caused by differences in temperature.