A Cost That Changes as Volume Changes, but at a Nonconstant

question 59

Multiple Choice

A cost that changes as volume changes, but at a nonconstant rate, is called a:

• A) Step-wise variable cost.
• B) Curvilinear cost.
• C) Variable cost.
• D) Differential cost.
• E) Fixed cost.

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