Using Account Analysis, What Type of Cost Is Utilities If

question 265

Multiple Choice

Using account analysis, what type of cost is utilities if you are charged $40 for the first 200 kilowatts hours, $85 for 201- 400 kilowatt hours, and $135 for 401-600 kilowatt hours?

• A) Fixed
• B) Mixed
• C) Step
• D) Variable

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Biotic Factors

Components of an ecosystem that are living, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

Abiotic Factors

Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.

Ecosystem

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Primary Consumers

Organisms that feed on primary producers; they are usually herbivores that eat plants and algae.