Average Maintenance Costs Are $1

question 29

Multiple Choice

Average maintenance costs are $1.50 per machine hour at an activity level of 8,000 machine hours and $1.20 per machine hour at an activity level of 13,000 machine hours.Assuming that this activity is within the relevant range,total expected maintenance cost for a budgeted activity level of 10,000 machine hours would be closest to which of the following?

• A) $11,433.
• B) $13,440.
• C) $15,000.
• D) $16,128.

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Definitions:

Nominal Exchange Rate

The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another currency, not adjusted for inflation.

Real Exchange Rate

The rate at which two currencies can be exchanged after adjusting for inflation differences.

Purchasing-Power Parity

An economic theory stating that in the absence of transaction costs and with efficient markets, equivalent goods should have the same price when converted into a common currency.

Purchasing-Power Parity

A theory which posits that currencies are in equilibrium in terms of exchange rates when the purchasing power in both countries is identical.