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Fowler Company manufactures a single product. Annual production costs incurred
in the manufacturing process are shown below for two levels of production.

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Costs Incurred
Production in Units 5,000 10,000
Total Cost/ Total Cost/
Production Costs Cost Unit Cost Unit
Direct materials $8,250 $1.65 $16,500 $1.65
Direct labor 9,400 1.88 18,800 1.88
Utilities 1,400 0.28 2,300 0.23
Rent 4,000 0.80 4,000 0.40
Maintenance 800 0.16 1,200 0.12
Supervisory salaries 1,000 0.20 1,000 0.10

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(a) Define the terms variable costs, fixed costs, and mixed costs.

(b) Classify each cost above as either variable, fixed, or mixed.

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Variable cost: Variable cost is a cost that changes in proportion with change in the volume of quantity ...

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