material costs - VC 96 costs of services - VC labour costs - VC depreciation costs - FC other operating costs - FC 35 35 30 22 interest expenses - FC 12 extraordinary costs - FC 10 PROFIT -43 The loss would become smaller because of P > AVC. O Fixed costs need to be lowered so that price P becomes larger than AVC. The loss would become larger because of P < AC. The loss would become larger because of P < AVC.
material costs - VC 96 costs of services - VC labour costs - VC depreciation costs - FC other operating costs - FC 35 35 30 22 interest expenses - FC 12 extraordinary costs - FC 10 PROFIT -43 The loss would become smaller because of P > AVC. O Fixed costs need to be lowered so that price P becomes larger than AVC. The loss would become larger because of P < AC. The loss would become larger because of P < AVC.
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![The table below shows the firm's income statement. The business is obviously
generating a loss. How would the firm's decision to increase production and sales at
given prices impact the loss:
INCOME STATEMENT
185
REVENUES
sales revenues
financial revenues
extraordinary revenues
185
228
COSTS
material costs - Vc
costs of services - VC
96
35
labour costs - VC
35
depreciation costs - FC
other operating costs - FC
interest expenses - FC
extraordinary costs - FC
30
22
12
10
PROFIT
-43](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8df92b06-eeb6-4290-bfe2-f5b557699652%2Fb59d3a46-32dd-4f0b-bbcd-0697724974ce%2Ffogmyvg_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the firm's income statement. The business is obviously
generating a loss. How would the firm's decision to increase production and sales at
given prices impact the loss:
INCOME STATEMENT
185
REVENUES
sales revenues
financial revenues
extraordinary revenues
185
228
COSTS
material costs - Vc
costs of services - VC
96
35
labour costs - VC
35
depreciation costs - FC
other operating costs - FC
interest expenses - FC
extraordinary costs - FC
30
22
12
10
PROFIT
-43
![material costs - VC
96
costs of services - VC
35
labour costs - VC
35
depreciation costs - FC
other operating costs - FC
30
22
interest expenses - FC
12
extraordinary costs - FC
10
PROFIT
-43
The loss would become smaller because of P > AVC.
Fixed costs need to be lowered so that price P becomes larger than AVC.
The loss would become larger because of P < AC.
The loss would become larger because of P < AVC.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8df92b06-eeb6-4290-bfe2-f5b557699652%2Fb59d3a46-32dd-4f0b-bbcd-0697724974ce%2F5nse0a8_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:material costs - VC
96
costs of services - VC
35
labour costs - VC
35
depreciation costs - FC
other operating costs - FC
30
22
interest expenses - FC
12
extraordinary costs - FC
10
PROFIT
-43
The loss would become smaller because of P > AVC.
Fixed costs need to be lowered so that price P becomes larger than AVC.
The loss would become larger because of P < AC.
The loss would become larger because of P < AVC.
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