A-LevelAccountingCosting (Cost Behaviour)Oct/Nov 2012Paper 1 Q251 Mark
A business employs machinists to make children's sunhats. As demand increases more machinists are employed. Every time eight extra machinists are employed, one extra supervisor is needed. How are total labour costs best described?
Afixed variable
Bstepped variable
Cvariable fixed
Dvariable stepped
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