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Brilliant_brown [7]
3 years ago
5

During autumn​ months, passenger railroads across the globe deal with a condition called slippery rail. It results from a combin

ation of​ water, leaf​ oil, and pressure from the​ train's weight, which creates a slippery black ooze that prevents trains from gaining traction. One solution for slippery rail is to cut back trees from all of a rail​ firm's rail network on a regular​ basis, thereby helping prevent the problem from developing. If​ incurred, would this railroad expense be a better example of a fixed cost or a variable​ cost? Why? A. This is an example of a fixed cost because the cost​ doesn't vary with the number of trains. B. This is an example of a variable cost because it is a​ long-run cost. C. The cost can be either fixed or variable depending on whether we are talking about the short run or long run.
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1 answer:
Dafna11 [192]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

A) This is an example of a fixed cost because the cost​ doesn't vary with the number of trains.

Explanation:

A fixed cost is a cost that does not vary as the total output varies. In this case, the number of trains using the tracks would be the total output, and the tracks need to bee cleaned regardless of how many trains will use them. Since the costs do not vary depending on the number of trains that will use the tracks, it is considered a fixed cost.

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Total                                    577,600       423,900       514,500    1,516,000

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5 Fixed costs:

Cost of goods sold             128,500         90,300       120,500      339,300

Selling & administrative      95,900          82,400       143,500       321,800

Total                                   224,400        172,700      264,000        661,100

6 Income (Loss) from       $48,000      $103,400    $(143,500)       $7,900

c. Eliminating the line only eliminated the variable costs of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses.  The fixed costs were not changed with the elimination.  Therefore, eliminating the running shoes line increased the company-wide loss to $112,600 from a profit of $7,900.

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6 Income (Loss) from        $48,000      $103,400      $(143,500)

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6 Income (Loss) from       $48,000      $103,400    $(143,500)       $7,900

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4 Gross profit                   $437,000      $361,300        $677,800

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Fixed costs                          95,900          82,400          321,800

Total                                  389,000        257,900         790,400

6 Income (Loss) from       $48,000      $103,400       ($112,600)

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