Table 3-33 Chris and Tony's Production Opportunities

question 324

Multiple Choice

Table 3-33
Chris and Tony's Production Opportunities
-Refer to Table 3-33 Chris and Tony both produce tomatoes and pasta sauce. The table shows their possible production per month if both work the same number of 8 hour days. Given this information, Chris's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is

• A)2 jars of sauce and Tony's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 3 jars of sauce.
• B)3 jars of sauce and Tony's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 2 jars of sauce.
• C)20 jars of sauce and Tony's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 30 jars of sauce.
• D)30 jars of sauce and Tony's opportunity cost of 1 lb. of tomatoes is 20 jars of sauce.

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Definitions:

Mixed Cost

A cost that contains both variable and fixed cost components.

Shipping Expense

The cost incurred by a company to transport its goods to the customer, including freight, packaging, and logistics fees.

Relevant Range

The span of activity or volume levels within which the assumptions about fixed and variable costs in a cost model remain valid.

High-Low Method

A technique in managerial accounting to estimate fixed and variable costs associated with production by analyzing the highest and lowest levels of activity.