Weaver Corporation Has a Three-Year Contract with a Security Firm

question 27

True/False

Weaver Corporation has a three-year contract with a security firm that sets hourly wage rates for the firm at $10 per hour. At 7,000 units of output, factory security costs were $14,000. Production is expected to increase next year to a level of 10,000 units and the security costs are expected to remain the same. The security costs are an example of fixed factory costs.

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