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A. $0.
B. $6,000.
C. -$30,000.
D. $60,000.
E. None of the options are correct.


C. -$30,000.

$1,100,000 ? 500,000 FC ? 0.5($1,100,000) VC = ($50,000)(1 ? .4) = $30,000.

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