Technical Engineering Presently Leases a Copying Machine on a Monthly

question 39

Multiple Choice

Technical Engineering presently leases a copying machine on a monthly basis. The lease agreement requires a fixed fee each month in addition to a charge per copy. Technical Engineering made 2400 copies and paid a total of $162 in rent in September and in October they paid $195 for 3500 copies. Determine Technical Engineering's variable cost per copy.

• A) $0.06
• B) $0.04
• C) $0.03
• D) $0.01

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Definitions:

Denitrification

A microbial process occurring mostly in soil and aquatic environments, where nitrate is reduced and ultimately produces molecular nitrogen, removing it from the ecosystem.

Hydrologic Cycle

The water cycle, which includes evaporation, precipitation, and flow to the ocean; supplies terrestrial organisms with a continual supply of fresh water.

Nitrification

The conversion of ammonia (NH3) to nitrate (NO3-) by certain bacteria (nitrifying bacteria) in the soil; part of the nitrogen cycle.

Transpiration

is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.