Campbell Manufacturing Company makes tents that it sells directly to camping enthusiasts through a mail$-$order marketing program. The company pays a quality control expert $$94,500$ per year to inspect completed tents before they are shipped to customers. Assume that the company completed $1,660$ tents in January and $1,250$ tents in February. For the entire year, the company expects to produce $15,000$ tents.

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As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of fixed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same?

As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same?

If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert$$s salary a direct or an indirect cost?

How much of the expert$$s salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and February?