Peterborough Controls Ltd

question 107

Multiple Choice

Peterborough Controls Ltd.currently utilizes a manufacturing facility for $250,000 per year.The facility is used at 75 percent capacity.The shipping department has proposed a plan in which it would utilize the other 25 percent plant capacity for the company's shipping plus handling the shipping of several nearby businesses.The company's consulting firm estimated that the overall costs of maintaining the space would increase by 10 percent.The shipping manager is interested in the amount that would be allocated under the incremental method.

• A)$70,000
• B)$68,750
• C)$62,500
• D)$25,000
• E)$24,000

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Definitions:

Edward Hall

An anthropologist known for his studies of cross-cultural communication and the development of the concept of proxemics.

Proxemics

The study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior, communication, and social interaction.

Gesture-Call System

A form of nonverbal communication involving bodily motions and vocal sounds used to convey messages, commonly observed in animals and early human development.