FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Wings Diner has a box lunch that it sells on football game days at the local university. Each box
lunch sells for $6, which includes $2.50 variable costs and $2.50 fixed costs, plus a $1 markup. In
the short run, what is the minimum price Wings Diner should charge (i.e., what is the price below
which the diner would not normally sell a meal)?
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