For Tesla, a New Firm That Makes an Electric Sports

question 179

Multiple Choice

For Tesla, a new firm that makes an electric sports car, estimating how many competitors will make electric vehicles and what kinds they will make, is:

• A) one of the universal functions of innovation.
• B) a production activity.
• C) an example of the micro-macro dilemma.
• D) best left to intermediaries.
• E) a part of marketing.

Interpret R-squared in the context of cost variation and its explanatory power regarding the independent variable.

Apply the high-low method to estimate variable and fixed components of costs from given data.

Analyze mixed costs using different approaches including the high-low method, least-squares regression, and account analysis.

Estimate the total cost, variable cost per unit, fixed costs, and contribution margin using cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis.

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