1. How are fixed costs similar to step fixed costs?
1. How are fixed costs similar to step fixed costs? How are fixed costs different from step fixed costs? Give an
example of a step fixed cost and describe why that cost is not considered to be a fixed cost.
2. Why is it important to keep the relevant range in mind when predicting total costs?
3. A company has adopted a lean production philosophy and has cut its inventory levels significantly. Describe the impact on the company’s external financial statements as a result of this inventory reduction. Also, describe the impact of the inventory reduction on the company’s internal financial statements which are prepared using variable costing.