On my recent trip to Hawaii, I cruised around the islands on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship. Despitethe name, this ship was US-owned, US-crewed, and US-flagged because:of US cabotage regulationsnone of theseO labor costs are cheaper with a US crewO the US flag is good public relations (patriotic)Question 16The purchase of a railroad locomotive falls into which one of the following cost categories?capitalterminalsunkoperatingline-haulQuestion 17The expense of building a railroad tunnel falls into all the following cost categories except whichone:sunkinfrastructureoperatingO indivisibleO capital

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On my recent trip to Hawaii, I cruised around the islands on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship. Despite the name, this ship was US-owned, US-crewed, and US-flagged because:

Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making

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Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger

Publisher:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger

Chapter13: Emerging Topics In Managerial Accounting

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