Question 7 If a firm has a lower variable cost as a percent of selling contribution margin as a percent of selling price) what would be true about the volume increase that would be required to offset a given price decrease. 1) It would be impossible to tell without more information 2) The volume increase would be less ase would be more
Question 7 If a firm has a lower variable cost as a percent of selling contribution margin as a percent of selling price) what would be true about the volume increase that would be required to offset a given price decrease. 1) It would be impossible to tell without more information 2) The volume increase would be less ase would be more
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If a firm has a lower variable cost as a percent of selling price (and hence a higher
contribution margin as a percent of selling price) what would be true about the
volume increase that would be required to offset a given price decrease.
1) It would be impossible to tell without more information
2) The volume increase would be less
3) The volume increase would be more
4) The volume offset would be the same.
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If a firm has a lower variable cost as a percent of selling price (and hence a higher
contribution margin as a percent of selling price) what would be true about the
volume increase that would be required to offset a given price decrease.
1) It would be impossible to tell without more information
2) The volume increase would be less
3) The volume increase would be more
4) The volume offset would be the same.
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