Exam 21: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

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Mason Company manufactures and sells shoelaces for $2.00 per pair. Its variable cost per unit is $1.70. Mason's total fixed costs are $10,500. How many pairs must Mason Company sell to break even?

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A statistical method for identifying cost behavior is the:

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Barclay Enterprises manufactures and sells three distinct styles of bicycles: the Youth model sells for $300 and has a unit contribution margin of $105; the Adult model sells for $850 and has a unit contribution margin of $450; and the Recreational model sells for $1,000 and has a unit contribution margin of $500. -The company's sales mix includes: 5 Youth models; 9 Adult models; and 6 Recreational models. If the firm's annual fixed costs total $6,500,000, calculate the firm's contribution margin ratio per composite unit (rounded to the nearest whole percentage).

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The Goldfarb Company manufactures and sells toasters. Each toaster sells for $23.75 and the variable cost per unit is $16.25. Goldfarb's total fixed costs are $25,000, and budgeted sales are 8,000 units. What is the contribution margin per unit?

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A product sells for $200 per unit, and its variable costs are 65% of sales. The fixed costs are $420,000. What is the break-even point in sales dollars?

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Use the following information to determine the break-even point in sales dollars: Unit sales 50,000 Units Dollar sales \ 500,000 Fixed costs \ 204,000 Variable costs \ 187,500

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During March, a firm expects its total sales to be $160,000, its total variable costs to be $95,000, and its total fixed costs to be $25,000. The contribution margin for March is:

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A cost that remains unchanged in total despite variations in volume of activity within a relevant range is a:

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Alvarez Company's break-even point in units is 1,000. The sales price per unit is $10 and variable cost per unit is $7. If the company sells 2,500 units, what will net income be?

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Carver Packing Company reports total contribution margin of $72,000 and pretax net income of $24,000 for the current month. In the next month, the company expects sales volume to increase by 8%. The degree of operating leverage and the expected percent change in income, respectively, are:

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There are only two methods to derive an estimated line of cost behavior; the high-low method and the scatter diagram.

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The relevant range of operations includes extremely high and low levels of production that are unlikely to occur.

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Locus Company has total fixed costs of $112,000. Its product sells for $35 per unit and variable costs amount to $25 per unit. Next year Locus Company wishes to earn a pretax income that equals 10% of fixed costs. How many units must be sold to achieve this target income level?

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A manufacturer reports the following costs to produce 10,000 units in its first year of operations: Direct materials, $10 per unit, Direct labor, $6 per unit, Variable overhead, $70,000, and Fixed overhead, $120,000. - The total product cost per unit under absorption costing is:

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Gladstone Co. has expected sales of $326,000 for the upcoming month and its monthly break even sales are $300,000. What is the margin of safety as a percent of sales, rounded to the nearest whole percent?

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Whiting Company sells a mix of three related products. Total fixed costs are $144,000. The following additional information is available for Whiting Company. Sales Mix Variable Cost/Unit Sales Price/Unit 4 \ 4 \ 9 4 \ 8 \ 14 2 \ 7 15 Determine the company's break-even point in composite units.

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Under variable costing, fixed overhead costs are excluded from product costs.

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Describe how a cost-volume-profit analysis would be performed for a company that sells more than one product when the sales mix is known.

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A graphic presentation of cost-volume-profit data is known as a ________ graph (or chart); this presentation is also sometimes called a ______________chart.

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A product sells for $30 per unit and has variable costs of $18 per unit. The fixed costs are $720,000. If the variable costs per unit were to decrease to $15 per unit, fixed costs increase to $900,000, and the selling price does not change, break-even point in units would:

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