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A-LevelAccountingCost AccountingMay/June 2024Paper 1 Q291 Mark

The details of a planned college course are as follows: course fee per student $100 variable course cost per student $20 total fixed costs of the course $480 The budgeted number of students is 10. However, if a lower fee is charged, 20 students are likely to take the course. How much should the course fee of $100 be reduced by to earn the same total profit from 10 students as from 20 students?

A$16
B$24
C$40
D$50

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2024 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Cost Accounting and is worth 1 mark.

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