Rom Generators is in the process of preparing a production cost budget for August. Actual costs in July for the production of 60 generators were: Materials cost $ 5,200
Labor cost 2,600
Rent 1,200
Depreciation 1,700
Other fixed costs 4,600
Total $15,300

Materials and labor are the only variable costs. The company has estimated that it can increase sales to 70 generators in August if it changes the selling price of generators to $450 instead of the current $480 per unit. What is expected to occur to the cost per unit given the expected changes?
A. It will increase because more units will be produced.
B. It will decline because fixed costs do not increase with increases in volume.
C. It will decline because selling price per unit declines.
D. It will increase because fixed costs do not increase with increases in volume.

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You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?