To Predict Costs and Manage Them on a Day-To-Day Basis,managers

question 44

Multiple Choice

To predict costs and manage them on a day-to-day basis,managers must identify:

• A)cost of resources used
• B)cost drivers
• C)key activities and resources used to perform activities
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a good or service.

Simultaneous Consumption

A characteristic of services that indicates they are consumed at the same time as they are produced.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the scale of production and the quantity of output increase.

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a seller charges different prices for the same product or service to different consumers, based on market segments, capacity to pay, or purchasing contexts.