Pinnacle corporation is a manufacturing company operating numerous machines. these require regular maintenance to keep them operational. the fixed portion of maintenance costs are $3,000 per month. maintenance costs are also incurred at the rate of $5 per setup and $0.50 per unit produced. the company produced 23,000 units in 800 batches during a particular month. what will be the total cost of maintenance for this month?

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.