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Akriti Manufacturing Company produces flower vases. The cost of production for 100 vase includes rent of rs 10,000, salary for permanent staff of rs 10,000, cost of Labour is 12,000 and Raw material of rs 18,000. Due to increased demand of vases the company plans to increase production to 200 vases. The variable cost per vase remains Rs 300, and the fixed cost does not change.

If the production is increased to 300 vases, what will happen to Fixed cost per unit?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1 -> Incorrect. Variable costs increase with production, but total fixed costs remain constant regardless of production volume.

Option 2 -> Incorrect. Total fixed costs remain unchanged; they do not increase with production levels.

Option 3 -> Incorrect. While total fixed cost remains constant, fixed cost per unit changes when production volume changes.

Option 4 -> Correct. Fixed cost per unit decreases as production increases.


Hence, Option 4: Fixed cost will decrease -> When production increases to 300 vases, the fixed cost per unit decreases because total fixed costs (like rent, salaries, depreciation) remain constant but are now spread over more units. For example, if total fixed cost is 3,000andproductionincreasesfrom100to300vases,fixedcostperunitdropsfrom3,000 and production increases from 100 to 300 vases, fixed cost per unit drops from 30/unit to $10/unit. This is the fundamental concept of economies of scale in cost accounting. -> correct

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