If the Cost of an Activity Increases with Each Hour

question 87

Multiple Choice

If the cost of an activity increases with each hour of machine time, it is which of the following?

• A)market-sustaining cost
• B)output unit-level cost
• C)batch-level cost
• D)product-sustaining (service-sustaining)costs
• E)facility-sustaining cost

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