Period Unit Sales Cost of Sales 1 $590 560 230 400 390 550 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 760 800 200 400 480 620 680 540 I 590 430 Period Unit Sales 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 580 320 240 720 280 440 380 Cost of Sales $390 240 230 550 260 410 260 Hint: Use the above information about unit sales and total cost of sales to prepare a scatter diagram offline. Draw a cost line (offline) that reflects behavior displayed by this cost. Determine whether the cost is variable, step-wise, fixed, mixed, or curvilinear.
Period Unit Sales Cost of Sales 1 $590 560 230 400 390 550 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 760 800 200 400 480 620 680 540 I 590 430 Period Unit Sales 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 580 320 240 720 280 440 380 Cost of Sales $390 240 230 550 260 410 260 Hint: Use the above information about unit sales and total cost of sales to prepare a scatter diagram offline. Draw a cost line (offline) that reflects behavior displayed by this cost. Determine whether the cost is variable, step-wise, fixed, mixed, or curvilinear.
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Period Unit Sales Cost of Sales
1
$590
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
760
800
200
400
480
620
680
540 I
560
230
400
390
550
590
430
Period Unit Sales
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
580
320
240
720
280
440
380
Cost of Sales
$390
240
230
550
260
410
260
Hint: Use the above information about unit sales and total cost of sales to prepare a scatter diagram offline. Draw a cost line (offline) that reflects the
behavior displayed by this cost.
Determine whether the cost is variable, step-wise, fixed, mixed, or curvilinear.
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Period Unit Sales Cost of Sales
1
$590
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
760
800
200
400
480
620
680
540 I
560
230
400
390
550
590
430
Period Unit Sales
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
580
320
240
720
280
440
380
Cost of Sales
$390
240
230
550
260
410
260
Hint: Use the above information about unit sales and total cost of sales to prepare a scatter diagram offline. Draw a cost line (offline) that reflects the
behavior displayed by this cost.
Determine whether the cost is variable, step-wise, fixed, mixed, or curvilinear.
Check
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Step-wise
Curvilinear
Fixed
Mixed
Variable](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F79bf8281-0ba3-4720-80ec-85f6ee5f11b9%2F17bb9e6d-1f40-4a5c-93f4-210c878a3e71%2Fk4roaa4_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Multiple Choice
Step-wise
Curvilinear
Fixed
Mixed
Variable
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