Fixed cost is: Multiple Choice
usually zero in the short run.
the cost of producing one more unit of capital, for example, machinery.
any cost that does not change when the firm changes its output.
average cost multiplied by the firm's output.

Which of these is an example of innovation?

The chromosome manufacturing company produces two products, x and y. the company president, jean mutation, is concerned about the fierce competition in the market for product x. she notes that competitors are selling x for a price well below chromosome's price of $13.50. at the same time, she notes that competitors are pricing product y almost twice as high as chromosome's price of $12.50.ms. mutation has obtained the following data for a recent time period: product x product y number of units 11,000 3,000 direct materials cost per unit $3.23 $3.09 direct labor cost per unit $2.22 $2.10 direct labor hours 10,000 3,500 machine hours 2,100 1,800 inspection hours 80 100 purchase orders 10 30ms. mutation has learned that overhead costs are assigned to products on the basis of direct labor hours. the overhead costs for this time period consisted of the following items: overhead cost item amount inspection costs $16,200 purchasing costs 8,000 machine costs 49,000 total $73,200using direct labor hours to allocate overhead costs determine the gross margin per unit for product x. choose the best answer from the list below.a. $1.93b. $3.12c. $7.38d. $2.43e. $1.73using activity-based costing for overhead allocation, determine the gross margin per unit for product y. choose best answer from list below.a. $10.07b. ($2.27)c. ($5.23)d. ($7.02)e. $7.02

Wriston company is preparing its cash budget for the upcoming month. the beginning cash balance for the month is expected to be $15,000. budgeted cash disbursements are $72,500, while budgeted cash receipts are $89,600. wriston company wants to have an ending cash balance of $30,000. the excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements for the month would be