Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.
Discussion Question 1 (50 points)
Chapters 2 and 3 introduce you to basic cost behavior, cost-volume relationships, and ways to measure cost behavior. Based on these readings, perform the following. (50 points)
(A 1½-page response is required.)
- Complete a solution set for Fundamental Assignment Material – Exercise 2-A2, “Cost-Volume-Profits and Vending Machines” (p. 64). Be sure to show or explain how you arrive at each answer.
- Complete the Critical Thinking Exercises 3-26, 3-27, 3-28 (p. 108).