Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions -Refer to the Table Above

question 12

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Unique Tables manufacture coffee tables made of recycled timber. Market research has suggested that there will be strong demand for the tables. Due to this, management is debating whether to lease a new turning machine to meet increased production. To assist in their decisionmaking, the management accountant has supplied the following information: $\begin{array}{lll}&\text { Without }&\text {With }\\&\text { turning machine }&\text { turning machine }\\\hline\text { Expected level of sales } & 1,500 \text { units } & 1,500 \text { units } \\\text { Sales price per unit } & \$ 150 & \$ 150 \\\text { Variable costs per unit } & \$ 120 & \$ 110 \\\text { Fixed costs } & \$ 7500 & \$ 15,000\end{array}$
-Refer to the table above. At the current level of sales, which of the following results are achieved?

• A)Without the turning machine profit of $45,000. With the turning machine profit of $52,500.
• B)Without the turning machine profit of $30,000. With the turning machine profit of $22,500.
• C)Without the turning machine profit of $37,500. With the turning machine profit of $45,000.
• D)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Utilities Possibilities Frontier

A concept in economics that represents all possible allocations of utility or satisfaction among different goods and services for a particular consumer or society, graphically.

Efficient

A state of productivity in which resources are used in the most cost-effective way without waste, achieving the highest possible output from a given input.

Equitable

Characterized by fairness or impartiality; just and right in considering the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved.

Efficiency

The extent to which resources are used optimally to achieve the desired output, often maximizing productivity while minimizing waste.