Costs That Remain the Same Over a Wide Range of Activity

question 28

Multiple Choice

Costs that remain the same over a wide range of activity, but jump to a different amount for activity levels outside that range, are termed as:

• A)step-fixed costs.
• B)step-variable costs.
• C)semi-variable costs.
• D)curvilinear costs.
• E)mixed costs.

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