alleryStart learning →A cost that stays the same whether 100 or 200 units are produced within the relevant range is:
AA variable cost
BA marginal cost
CA sunk cost
DA fixed cost
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A fixed cost
1. Classify by behaviour, not by size.
2. Variable costs vary per unit of production.
3. Fixed costs are those costs that will not change within a given range of production.
4. A cost unchanged across that range is therefore a fixed cost.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial Accounting (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), Ch 3 'Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis'_
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