A Farmer Has 216 Feet of Fencing and Wants to Build

question 47

Multiple Choice

A farmer has 216 feet of fencing and wants to build two identical pens for his prize-winning pigs.The pens will be arranged as shown.Determine the dimensions of a pen that will maximize its area.

• A) \[7 ^ { \prime} \times 176^ { \prime}\]
• B) \[21 ^ { \prime } \times 52 ^ { \prime}\]
• C) \(27 ^ { \prime} \times 72 ^ { \prime}\)
• D) \(9^ { \prime} \times 108^ { \prime}\)
• E) \(27 ^ { \prime} \times 36 ^ { \prime}\)

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Variable Selling

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A technique used in cost accounting to estimate variable and fixed costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity during a period.

Contribution Margin

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