A Business Is Operating at 70% of Capacity and Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

A business is operating at 70% of capacity and is currently purchasing a part used in its manufacturing operations for $24 per unit. The unit cost for the business to make the part is $36, including fixed costs, and $28, not including fixed costs. If 15,000 units of the part are normally purchased during the year but could be manufactured using unused capacity, what would be the amount of differential cost increase or decrease from making the part rather than purchasing it?

• A) $60,000 cost decrease
• B) $180,000 cost increase
• C) $60,000 cost increase
• D) $180,000 cost decrease

Evaluate the growth of different ethnic categories in the United States and their implications.

Understand the concept of ecological theory in the context of race and ethnicity.

Identify factors influencing racial and ethnic group relations such as resistance, invasion, competition, accommodation, and assimilation.

Explore the strategies and policies related to ethnic and race relations, focusing on historical and modern examples.

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Definitions:

Cell Adaptation

The process by which cells adjust to changes in their environment or stimuli, resulting in modified structure or function.

Changing Conditions

Variations in the environment that can affect processes and behaviors of organisms.

Codon AUA

A specific sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that signals for the incorporation of the amino acid isoleucine during protein synthesis.

Single Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence affecting only one nucleotide base in the genome of an organism.