COST ACCOUNTING
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Author: Horngren
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.22E
Identifying variable-, fixed-, and mixed-cost functions. The Sunrise Corporation operates car rental agencies at more than 20 airports. Customers can choose from one of three contracts for car rentals of one day or less:
- Contract 1: $45 for the day
- Contract 2: $25 for the day plus $0.30 per mile traveled
- Contract 3: $1.50 per mile traveled
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- 1. Plot separate graphs for each of the three contracts, with costs on the vertical axis and miles traveled on the horizontal axis.
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- 2. Express each contract as a linear cost function of the form y = a + bX.
- 3. Identify each contract as a variable-, fixed-, or mixed-cost function.
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