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Chapter 6, Problem 24E
WMEJ is an independent television station run by a major state university. The station’s broadcast hours vary during the year depending on whether the university is in session. The station’s production-crew and supervisory costs are as follows for July and September.
Requited:
- 1. Compute the cost per broadcast hour during July and September for each of these cost items.
- 2. What will be the total amount incurred for each of these costs during December, when the station’s activity will be 420 broadcast hours?
- 3. What will be the cost per broadcast hour in December for each of the cost items?
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