Yang Manufacturing Makes a Product Called Yin

question 63

Multiple Choice

Yang Manufacturing makes a product called Yin. The relevant range of operations is between 2500 units and 10 000 units of Yin per month. Per unit costs at two activity levels are as follows: 5000 units at $17.00 per unit; 7500 units at $13.00 per unit. Determine the cost formula that expresses the behaviour of Yang's total costs:

• A) Y $60 000 + $5X
• B) Y $20 000 + $13X
• C) Y $45 000 + $4X
• D) Y $40 000 + $9X

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Definitions:

Cash Flows

The total amount of money being transferred in and out of a business, particularly in relation to liquidity.

Payback Period

The amount of time it takes to recover the cost of an investment through its cash inflows.

Payback

The method of calculating the duration required to recover the cost of an investment, emphasizing the time it takes to reach a breakeven point.

Annual Cash Flows

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, affecting its liquidity, over a year.