Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 50

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Dr Charles Hunter,MD,performs a certain outpatient procedure for $1000.His fixed costs are $20 000,while his variable costs are $500 per procedure.Dr Hunter currently plans to perform 200 procedures this month.
-What is the budgeted operating profit for the month assuming that Dr Hunter plans to perform the procedure 200 times?

• A)$40 000
• B)$200 000
• C)$80 000
• D)$100 000

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Definitions:

Positive Externalities

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Principal-Agent Problem

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