Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Genent's Preserves

question 35

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Genent's Preserves currently makes jams and jellies and a variety of decorative jars used for packaging. An outside supplier has offered to supply all of the needed decorative jars. For this make-or-buy decision, a cost analysis revealed the following avoidable unit costs for the decorative jars:
$$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 0.50 \\\text { Direct labor } & 0.06 \\\text { Unit-related support costs } & 0.20 \\\text { Batch-related support costs } & 0.24 \\\text { Product-sustaining support costs } & 0.44 \\\text { Facility-sustaining support costs } & 0.56 \\\quad \text { Total cost per jar } & \$ 2.00\end{array}$$
-Which of the following is an irrelevant cost?

• A) warranty costs
• B) advertising expenses
• C) depreciation
• D) prepaid insurance

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Definitions:

Means

Statistical term referring to the average value of a set of numbers.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or relationship between variables until evidence suggests otherwise.

Independent Means

Independent means refers to comparing the mean values of different groups in a study that are not related or interconnected.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used to estimate the significance of a parameter derived from a sample data set.