Vernon Manufacturing Company makes tents that it sells directly to camping enthusiasts through a mail-order marketing program. The company pays a quality control expert $106,750 per year to inspect completed tents before they are shipped to customers. Assume that the company completed 1,630 tents in January and 1,160 tents in February. For the entire year, the company expects to produce 17,500 tents. Required a. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of fixed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same? b, As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same? c. If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert's salary a direct or an indirect cost? d. How much of the expert's salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and February? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same? Vernon Manufacturing Company makes tents thot it sells directly to camping enthusiasts through a mail-order marketing program. The company pays a quality control expert $106,750 per year to inspect completed tents before they are shipped to customers. Assume that the company completed 1,630 tents in January and 1,60 tents in February. For the entire year, the company expects to produce 17,500 tents. Required a. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of fixed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same? b. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same? c. If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert's salary a direct or an indirect cost? d. How much of the expert's salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and February? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert's salary a direct or an indirect cost? Vernon Manufacturing Company makes tents that it sells directly to camping enthusiasts through a mail-order marketing program. The company pays a quality control expert \$106,750 per year to inspect completed tents before they are shipped to customers. Assume that the company completed 1,630 tents in January and 1,160 tents in February. For the entire year, the company expects to produce 17,500 tents. Required a. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of fixed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same? b. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same? c. If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert's salary a direct or an indirect cost? d. How much of the expert's salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and February? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of fixed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same? Vernon Manufacturing Company makes tents thot it sells directly to camping enthusiasts through a mait-order marketing program. The company pays a quality control expert $106,750 per year to inspect completed tents before they are shipped to customers. Assume that the company completed 1,630 tents in January and 1,160 tents in February. For the entire year, the company expects to produce 17,500 tents: Required a. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of foxed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same? b. As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same? c. If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert's salary a direct of an indirect cost? d. How much of the expert's salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and February? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. How much of the expert's salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and February? Note: Do not round intermediate calcuiations