Your Boss Explains to You That the Total Fixed Costs

question 30

Essay

Your boss explains to you that the total fixed costs of the company are $1 million. He also informs you that each unit of production will cost twenty five cents more with each 100-unit increase. He has asked you to draw the fixed costs of the company with costs on the vertical axis and quantity of goods sold on the horizontal axis. Without drawing a graph tell your boss what the graph will look like using words. What information did your boss give you that you didn't need in order to draw the graph?

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Definitions:

Unrealized Gains

Profits that have been achieved on paper due to an investment increasing in value but have not yet been cashed in by selling the asset.

Fair Value

A measurement of the price at which an asset or liability could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Held-To-Maturity Securities

Held-to-maturity securities are financial assets purchased with the intent and ability to hold them until a specified maturity date, typically including certain kinds of bonds.

Fair Market Value

An estimate of the market value of a property, assuming that both buyer and seller are knowledgeable, willing, and under no pressure to transact.