A-LevelAccountingTraditional costing methods9706/12 · May/June 2025 · Q281 Mark

Which factor would cause the variable cost line on a break-even chart not to be a straight line?

Abulk-buying discounts from suppliers

Bemploying an extra factory supervisor

Cplant and machinery depreciation

Drenting additional warehouse space

✓ Correct answer

A: bulk-buying discounts from suppliers

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Topic: Traditional costing methods, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Accounting, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 28.

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