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Holding all other things constant, an increase in variable production costs will affect:
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the markup percentage under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing
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Holding all other things constant, an increase in how sensitive customers are to price would affect:
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the markup used to compute the profit-maximizing price
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The price elasticity of demand is used in the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing to determine the markup over cost
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False
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Demand for a product is said to be inelastic if a change in price has little effect on the number of units sold
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True
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If a product is price inelastic, then a small change in selling price will result in a substantial change in the volume of units sold
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False
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The dollar markup over cost under the absorption costing approach would increase if the unit product cost increases, holding everything else constant
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False
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Holding all other things constant, if fixed costs increase, the profit-maximizing prize will:
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remain the same
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Holding all other things constant, how will an increase in variable manufacturing costs affect the markup percentage using the absorption costing approach to pricing?
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decrease the markup percentge
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Holding all other things constant, how will an increase in variable manufacturing costs affect the markup percentage using the economists approach to pricing?
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not change the markup percentage
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The price elasticity of demand is used in the absorption costing approach pricing to determine the markup over cost
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False
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Using the economists' approach to pricing and holding all other things constant, a change in the elasticity of demand from -2.5 to -3.0 will decrease the dollar markup
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True