As Manufacturing Companies Become More Automated, Their Cost Structure Will

question 82

Multiple Choice

As manufacturing companies become more automated, their cost structure will change so that:

• A) variable costs increase, fixed costs decrease.
• B) variable costs decrease, fixed costs decrease.
• C) variable costs decrease, fixed costs increase.
• D) there is no change in the ratio of variable to fixed costs.

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