Select apublic(i.e. one that publishes its financial information)manufacturing company and become familiar with its products. Describe the company, its products, and the specific manufacturing costs it incurs. Categorize each cost into the three manufacturing cost categories and state if the costs are variable, fixed, or mixed. Explain how you came to your conclusions.(250 minimum word count, references excluded)

Pleaseparaphraseinformation from your sources(use at least 2 quality sources outside of the assigned textbooks; avoid direct quotations and "Wiki" sources)and includein-text citationsand correspondingreferencesinAPA format.

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In this course, I expect you to use theintroduction, body, conclusion (IBC)format in your discussion, written, portfolio, and group activity assignments. Here are the details of the IBC format.

Introduction: restate the problem or question given in the assignment, include any background information, and provide a preview or plan of what you will be discussing in the body.

Body: use theMEAL planto create paragraphs consisting of your own words along withparaphrased sentencesandin-text citationsto answer the question or problem provided in the introduction.

Conclusion:summarizethe main points discussed in the body, discuss how they answer the problem or question, and make a recommendation or observation to end your response.

Please make sure your response followsAPA guidelinesand includes areference listat the end. I suggest writinganoutlinebefore you begin to write. Pleaseinclude at least one of the assigned textbooks as a reference.

Tables and graphs can be used as evidence in the body, but they should be used to support your analysis, which is written in your own words. You need to explain how and why the table and graph support the topic sentence of the paragraph.