Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Strategic Analysis

question 76

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Strategic Analysis of Profitability of Ransham Company:
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline&\text { Income } & \text { Revenueand } & \text { Revenueand } & & \\&\text { Statement } & \text { Cost Effects } & \text { Cost Effects of } & \text { Cost Effect of } & \text { Income } \\&&\text { of Growth } & \text { Price-Recovery } & \text { Productivity } & \text { Statement } \\\text { Amounts } & \text { Component } & \text { Component } & \text { Component } & \text { Amounts } \\&\text { in 2014 } & \text { in 2015 } & \text { in 2015 } & \text { in 2015 } & \text { in 2015 } \\\hline \text { Revenues }(\$) & 34,000 & 10,000 \mathrm{~F} & 1,000 \mathrm{U} & (\mathrm{b}) & (\mathrm{e}) \\\hline \text { Costs } & 23,500 & (\mathrm{a}) & 500 \mathrm{U} & \text { (c) } & 26,100 \\\hline \text { Operating } & & & & & \\\text { income } & 10,500 & 5,500 \mathrm{~F} & 1,500 \mathrm{U} & 2,400 \mathrm{~F} & \text { (d) } \\\hline\end{array}$
-What is the cost effect of the growth component (a) ?

• A) $15,500 F
• B) $4,500 U
• C) $15,500 U
• D) $4,500 F

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