Problem $12-17$A $($Algo$)$ Cost allocation in a manufacturing company LO $12-1,12-2,12-3$

Jordan Manufacturing Company makes tents that it sells directly to camping enthusiasts through a mail$-$order marketing program. The company pays a quality control expert $$78,200$ per year to inspect completed tents before they are shipped to customers. Assume that the company completed $1,580$ tents in January and $1,160$ tents in February. For the entire year, the company expects to produce $11,500$ tents.

Required

a$.$ As the number of tents inspected increases, does the amount of fixed cost increase, decrease, or stay the same?

b$.$ As the number of tents inspected increases, does the fixed cost per unit increase, decrease, or stay the same?

c$.$ If the cost objective is to determine the cost per tent, is the expert's salary a direct or an indirect cost?

d$.$ How much of the expert's salary should be allocated to tents produced in January and Februarv?