59) Academic book publishers hire editors, designers, and production and mar¬ket
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Question
59) Academic book publishers hire editors, designers, and production and mar¬keting managers who help prepare books for publication. Because these em¬ployees work on several books simultaneously, the number of people the company hires will not go up and down with the quantity of books the com¬pany publishes during any particular year. The salaries and benefits of people in these job categories will be included ina. marginal cost and total cost but not fixed cost.
b. fixed cost but not variable cost and total cost.
c. fixed cost and marginal cost but not variable cost.
d. fixed cost and total cost but not variable cost.
Explanation / Answer
c. fixed cost and marginal cost but not variable cost.