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25-6. When a factory hires a new supervisor every time it adds a shift
to its production line, the salaries of the supervisors would be
classified as a stair-step cost.
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25-15. When the variable costs are 60% of sales dollars, the
contribution ratio is 40%.
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25-17. If the contribution ratio for a product is 65%, then the variable
costs of the product are 35% of the sales price of the product.
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25-18. When the selling price of a unit is $10 and the variable costs
to make and sell the unit are $6, the contribution ratio is 40.0%.
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25-21. If fixed costs are $10,000 and the variable cost per unit is $2,
then expected sales of 20,000 units at $4 each should generate
income (before taxes) of $30,000.
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25-25. A company with current sales of $450,000 and a break-even
point of $460,000 has a $10,000 margin of safety.
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a. $ 6
b. $12
c. $14
d. $ 8
25-2. Company A's fixed costs were $42,000, its variable costs were
$24,000, and its sales were $80,000 for the sale of 8,000 units. The
company's break-even point in units is:
a. 8,000
b. 5,000
c. 6,000
d. 7,000
25-3. Janet sells a product for $6.25. The variable costs are $3.75.
Janet's break-even units are 35,000. What is the amount of fixed
costs?
a. $ 87,500
b. $ 35,000
c. $131,250
d. $104,750
25-4. The current sales price is $25 per unit and the current variable
cost is $17 per unit. Fixed costs are $40,000. If the sales price is
increased by $2, and all other costs remain unchanged, the break-
even point in units will:
25-5. Company A's fixed costs were $45,000, its variable costs were
$24,000, and its sales were $80,000. The company's break-even
point in sales-dollars is:
a. $33,000
b. $64,286
c. $79,000
d. $88,000
a. $14,411
b. $13,414
c. $17,500
d. $ 5,932
a. the point where the sales line intersects the cost line (Y)
b. the point where the sales line crosses the total cost line
c. the point where the total cost line intersects the cost line (Y)
d. the point where the total cost line intersects the volume line (X)
25-9. A firm's fixed costs are $54,000, and it sold 350 units at $140
each. The total variable costs were $35,000. The net income or loss
of the firm was:
a. $40,000 loss
b. $40,000 income
c. $14,000 income
d. $ 9,000 loss
a. $111,111
b. $182,222
c. $149,091
d. $ 83,636
a. 53.3%
b. 65.0%
c. 58.0%
d. 60.0%
a. $105,000
b. $170,000
c. $100,000
d. $ 35,000
25-13. Let:
BES = break-even sales, R = revenue per unit, F = fixed costs,
V = variable cost per unit, CMR = contribution ratio,
CM = contribution margin per unit, S x R = sales dollars,
S = sales in units
(S x R) - (F / CMR) is the:
a. 10,000
b. 100
c. 1,000
d. 2,000
a. $40,000
b. $30,000
c. $10,000
d. $20,000
Fill-In-The-Blanks
Enter the missing words in the supplied boxes, then click the grading button to compare your
responses with the suggested answers.
25-2. The amount that the sale of one unit contributes toward
recovering fixed costs and profit is called the margin per
unit
25-3. When the contribution margin per unit is expressed as a
percentage of the product's selling price it is called the contribution
margin .
25-5. A cost that changes with volume but not at a constant rate like
pure variable costs is called a cost
25-2. The IMA has a web site that contains case studies on ethical
dilemmas. Click on Case #1 - Ethical and Cultural clashes. Read the
case and answer the questions. After completing your analysis,
review the suggested answers by clicking on the Endnotes and
Session Notes link.
Glossary Match
For each question or statement, choose the term from the pulldown menu that most closely is
a match.
The unique sales level at which a company neither earns a profit nor
incurs a loss.
The amount that the sale of one unit contributes toward recovering
fixed costs and profit.
The contribution margin per unit expressed as a percentage of the
product's selling price.
A cost that changes with volume but not at a constant rate like pure
variable costs.
The excess of expected sales over the sales at the break-even point.
Contribution margin per unit: The amount that the sale of one unit
contributes toward recovering fixed costs and profit. (p. 1302)
Margin of safety: The excess of expected sales over the sales at the
break-even point. (p. 1309)
Sales mix: The ratio of the volumes of the various products sold by a
company. (p. 1310)