Given the Following Graphs, Which Graph Represents Fixed Costs

question 96

Multiple Choice

Given the following graphs, which graph represents fixed costs?

Understand the concept of overhead allocation using traditional costing methods.

Calculate predetermined overhead rates under traditional costing systems.

Apply overhead based on direct labor hours in traditional costing to determine unit costs.

Understand and apply material handling costs allocation based on different bases (direct labor-hours, material moves).

---

Definitions:

Marginal Rate

The rate at which something changes with each additional unit, such as the marginal tax rate, which is the rate applied to each additional dollar of income.

Substitution

The economic principle where consumers replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives.

Indifference Curve

A graphical representation of different combinations of two goods or services among which a consumer is indifferent, showing preferences of consumption.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, opposite to the behavior observed with normal goods.