ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

BREAK EVEN POINT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut.The equations are:Cost:y = 1.50x + 2700Income:y = 15xWhat does the co-efficient of x in the cost equation represent?
A
$1.50 (costs 1.50 in supplies per haircut)
B
$2700 (there are up front costs of $2, 700)
C
15 (costs $15 in supplies per haircut)
D
0 (there are no up front costs or fees)
Explanation: 
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