Total costs and unit costs. A student association has hired a musical group for a graduation party.

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Total costs and unit costs. A student association has hired a musical group for a graduation party. The cost will be a fixed amount of $4,800.

Required 1. Suppose 500 people attend the party. What will be the total cost ofthe musical group? the unit cost per person?
2. Suppose 2,000 people attend. What will be the total cost of the musical group? the unit cost per person?
3. For prediction of total costs, should the manager of the party use the unit cost in requirement 1? the unit cost in requirement 2? What is the major lesson ofthis problem?

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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 9780131971905

4th Canadian Edition

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard D. Teall

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