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Rental charges of $40,000 per year plus $3 for each machine hour over 18,000 hours is an example of a fixed cost.

A) True
B) False

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If a business had sales of $4,000,000 and a margin of safety of 25%, the break-even point was:


A) $5,000,000
B) $3,000,000
C) $12,000,000
D) $1,000,000

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

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A mixed cost has characteristics of both a variable and a fixed cost.

A) True
B) False

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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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If fixed costs are $256,000, the unit selling price is $36, and the unit variable costs are $20, what is the break-even sales (units) ?


A) 12,800 units
B) 4,571 units
C) 16,000 units
D) 7,111 units

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

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If variable costs per unit decreased because of a decrease in utility rates, the break-even point would:


A) decrease
B) increase
C) remain the same
D) increase or decrease, depending upon the percentage increase in utility rates

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

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If fixed costs are $300,000, the unit selling price is $31, and the unit variable costs are $22, what is the break-even sales (units) if fixed costs are reduced by $30,000?


A) 30,000 units
B) 8,710 units
C) 12,273 units
D) 20,000 units

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

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Direct materials and direct labor costs are examples of variable costs of production.

A) True
B) False

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If employees accept a wage contract that increases the unit contribution margin, the break-even point will decrease.

A) True
B) False

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Given the following cost data, what type of cost is shown? Given the following cost data, what type of cost is shown?   A)  mixed cost B)  variable cost C)  fixed cost D)  none of the above


A) mixed cost
B) variable cost
C) fixed cost
D) none of the above

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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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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Mia Enterprises sells a product for $90 per unit. The variable cost is $40 per unit, while fixed costs are $75,000. Determine the (a) break-even point in sales units, and (b) break-even point in sales units if the selling price increased to $100 per unit.

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a. SP $90 - VC $40 = CM $50 pe...

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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 (unit ) if the variable costs are decreased by $2?


A) 2,127
B) 1,114
C) 2,340
D) 1,950

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

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Contribution margin is:


A) the excess of sales revenue over variable cost
B) another term for volume in the "cost-volume-profit" analysis
C) profit
D) the same as sales revenue

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

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As production increases, what should happen to the variable costs per unit?


A) Stay the same.
B) Increase.
C) Decrease.
D) Either increase or decrease, depending on the fixed costs.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Rusty Co. sells two products, X and Y. Last year Rusty sold 5,000 units of X's and 35,000 units of Y's. Related data are: Rusty Co. sells two products, X and Y. Last year Rusty sold 5,000 units of X's and 35,000 units of Y's. Related data are:   What was Rusty Co.'s sales mix last year? A)  58% X's, 42% Y's B)  60% X's, 40% Y's C)  30% X's, 70% Y's D)  12.5% X's, 87.5% Y's What was Rusty Co.'s sales mix last year?


A) 58% X's, 42% Y's
B) 60% X's, 40% Y's
C) 30% X's, 70% Y's
D) 12.5% X's, 87.5% Y's

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Unit variable cost does not change as the number of units of activity changes.

A) True
B) False

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If fixed costs are $1,200,000, the unit selling price is $240, and the unit variable costs are $110, what is the amount of sales required to realize an operating income of $200,000?


A) 9,231 units
B) 12,000 units
C) 10,769 units
D) 5,833 units

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

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Absorption costing is required for financial reporting under generally accepted accounting principles.

A) True
B) False

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Cool-It Company manufactures and sells commercial air conditioners. Because of current trends, it expects to increase sales by 10 percent next year. If this expected level of production and sales occurs and plant expansion is not needed, how should this increase affect next year's total amounts for the following costs. Variable Costs Fixed Costs Mixed Costs


A) increase increase increase
B) increase no change increase
C) no change no change increase
D) decrease increase increase

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

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