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In an absorption costing income statement, the manufacturing margin is the excess of sales over the variable cost of goods sold.

A) True
B) False

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Spice Inc.'s unit selling price is $60, the unit variable costs are $35, fixed costs are $125,000, and current sales are 10,000 units. How much will operating income change if sales increase by 8,000 units?


A) $150,000 decrease
B) $175,000 increase
C) $200,000 increase
D) $150,000 increase

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The point where the sales line and the total costs line intersect on the cost-volume-profit chart represents:


A) the maximum possible operating loss
B) the maximum possible operating income
C) the total fixed costs
D) the break-even point

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Most operating decisions of management focus on a narrow range of activity called the:


A) relevant range of production
B) strategic level of production
C) optimal level of production
D) tactical operating level of production

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Carrolton, Inc. currently sells widgets for $80 per unit. The variable cost is $30 per unit and total fixed costs equal $240,000 per year. Sales are currently 20,000 units annually.

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The company is considering a 20% drop in...

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Bobby Company has fixed costs of $160,000. The unit selling price, variable cost per unit, and contribution margin per unit for the company's two products are provided below. Bobby Company has fixed costs of $160,000. The unit selling price, variable cost per unit, and contribution margin per unit for the company's two products are provided below.    The sales mix for product X and Y is 60% and 40% respectively. Determine the break-even point in units of X and Y. The sales mix for product X and Y is 60% and 40% respectively. Determine the break-even point in units of X and Y.

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Unit selling price of sales mix = $148 (...

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Harold Corporation just started business in January 2012. They had no beginning inventories. During 2012 they manufactured 12,000 units of product, and sold 10,000 units. The selling price of each unit was $20. Variable manufacturing costs were $4 per unit, and variable selling and administrative costs were $2 per unit. Fixed manufacturing costs were $24,000 and fixed selling and administrative costs were $6,000. What would be the Harold Corporations Net income for 2012 using variable costing?


A) $114,000
B) $110,000
C) $4,000
D) $106,000

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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If fixed costs are $1,500,000, the unit selling price is $250, and the unit variable costs are $130, what is the amount of sales required to realize an operating income of $200,000?


A) 14,166 units
B) 12,500 units
C) 16,000 units
D) 11,538 units

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The contribution margin ratio is:


A) the same as the variable cost ratio
B) the same as profit
C) the portion of equity contributed by the stockholders
D) the same as the profit-volume ratio

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is an example of a cost that varies in total as the number of units produced changes?


A) Salary of a production supervisor
B) Direct materials cost
C) Property taxes on factory buildings
D) Straight-line depreciation on factory equipment

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The systematic examination of the relationships among selling prices, volume of sales and production, costs, and profits is termed:


A) contribution margin analysis
B) cost-volume-profit analysis
C) budgetary analysis
D) gross profit analysis

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Variable costs are costs that vary in total in direct proportion to changes in the activity level.

A) True
B) False

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If fixed costs are $400,000 and the unit contribution margin is $20, what amount of units must be sold in order to have a zero profit?


A) 25,000 units
B) 10,000 units
C) 400,000 units
D) 20,000 units

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Direct materials cost that varies with the number of units produced is an example of a fixed cost of production.

A) True
B) False

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If fixed costs are $46,800, the unit selling price is $42, and the unit variable costs are $24, what is the break-even sales (units) ?


A) 2,400
B) 1,950
C) 1,114
D) 2,600

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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If fixed costs are $500,000 and the unit contribution margin is $20, what is the break-even point in units if fixed costs are reduced by $80,000?


A) 25,000
B) 29,000
C) 4,000
D) 21,000

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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If fixed costs are $350,000, the unit selling price is $29, and the unit variable costs are $20, what is the break-even sales (units) if the variable costs are decreased by $4?


A) 26,924 units
B) 12,069 units
C) 21,875 units
D) 38,889 units

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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If sales total $2,000,000, fixed costs total $800,000, and variable costs are 60% of sales, the contribution margin ratio is 40%.

A) True
B) False

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Given the following cost and activity observations for Bounty Company's utilities, use the high-low method to calculate Bounty' variable utilities costs per machine hour. Given the following cost and activity observations for Bounty Company's utilities, use the high-low method to calculate Bounty' variable utilities costs per machine hour.   A)  $10.00 B)  $.67 C)  $.63 D)  $.11


A) $10.00
B) $.67
C) $.63
D) $.11

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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For purposes of analysis, mixed costs can generally be separated into their variable and fixed components.

A) True
B) False

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