Using the high-low method, Company X has determined the variable portion of its cost formula for electricity to be $2 per unit. For the month of July Company X estimates that total electricity cost will amount to $66,000 based on producing 30,000 units. The amount of fixed electricity cost estimated for July is:

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Which of the following is an example of a positive externality? a. promoting generic drugs would benefit people. b. a lower inflation rate would benefit most consumers. c. compulsory flu shots for all students prevents the spread of illness in the general public. d. singapore has adopted a comprehensive savings plan for all workers known as the central provident fund.

After jeff bezos read about how the internet was growing by 2,000 percent a month, he set out to use the internet as a new distribution channel and founded amazon, which is now the world's largest online retailer. this is clearly an example of a(n)a. firm that uses closed innovation. b. entrepreneur who commercialized invention into an innovation. c. business that entered the industry during its maturity stage. d. exception to the long tail business model