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Raahat has… (Class 12 Business Studies SQP 2026-27, Q16)

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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2026-27: question 16

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section A, question 16, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q16 · 1 mark · MCQMarketing

Raahat has started a diagnostic centre in Gurgaon and decided to offer a salary of ₹10,000 plus a commission of ₹ 200 for each sample collected, to the employees appointed for the purpose. Name the cost being discussed above.

  1. (A)Fixed cost
  2. (B)Variable cost
  3. (C)Semi Variable cost
  4. (D)Total cost

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Which part stays the same however many samples are collected?

Hint 2

Which part changes with each sample?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. A fixed salary of ₹10,000 does not change with the number of samples, while the commission of ₹200 per sample rises with activity.

  2. A cost with a fixed part and a variable part varies with activity but not in direct proportion: a semi-variable cost (product cost as a factor in pricing). Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Semi Variable cost

Where the marks are

  • Fixed salary plus per-unit commission (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Marketing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Marketing, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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