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The contribution-margin ratio is:

the difference between the selling price and the variable cost per unit.

  • fixed cost per unit divided by variable cost per unit.
  • variable cost per unit divided by the selling price.
  • unit contribution margin divided by the selling price.
  • unit contribution margin divided by fixed cost per unit.


A company observed a decrease in the cost per unit. All other things being equal, which of the following is probably true?

  • The company is studying a variable cost, and total volume has increased.
  • The company is studying a variable cost, and total volume has decreased.
  • The company is studying a fixed cost, and total volume has increased.
  • The company is studying a fixed cost, and total volume has decreased.
  • The company is studying a fixed cost, and total volume has remained constant.


A company has fixed costs of $900 and a per-unit contribution margin of $3. Which of the following statement is (are) true?

  • Total contribution margin equals the sum of variable cost plus fixed cost.
  • The situation described is not possible and there must be an error.
  • Once the break-even point is reached, the company will increase income at the rate of $3 per unit.
  • The firm will definitely lose money in this situation.


Ribco Co. makes and sells only one product. The unit contribution margin is $6 and the break-even point in unit sales is 24,000. The company's fixed costs are:

  • $4,000.
  • $14,400.
  • $40,000.
  • $144,000.
  • an amount other than those above.


Which of the following methods of cost estimation relies on only two data points?

  • Least-squares regression.
  • The high-low method.
  • The visual-fit method.
  • Account analysis.
  • Multiple regression.


A manager who wants to determine the percentage impact on income of a given percentage change in sales would multiply the percentage increase/decrease in sales revenue by the:

  • contribution margin.
  • gross margin.
  • operating leverage factor.
  • safety margin.
  • contribution-margin ratio.


Brooklyn sells a single product to wholesalers. The company's budget for the upcoming year revealed anticipated unit sales of 31,600, a selling price of $20, variable cost per unit of $8, and total fixed costs of $360,000. If Brooklyn's unit sales are 200 units less than anticipated, its breakeven point will:

  • increase by $12 per unit sold.
  • decrease by $12 per unit sold.
  • increase by $8 per unit sold.
  • decrease by $8 per unit sold.
  • not change.


Swanson and Associates presently leases a copy machine under an agreement that calls for a fixed fee each month and a charge for each copy made. Swanson made 7,000 copies and paid a total of $360 in March; in May, the firm paid $280 for 5,000 copies. The company uses the high-low method to analyze costs.?Swanson's variable cost per copy is:

  • $0.040.
  • $0.051.
  • $0.053.
  • $0.056.


At a volume of 20,000 units, Dries reported sales revenues of $1,000,000, variable costs of $300,000, and fixed costs of $260,000. The company's contribution margin per unit is:

  • $22.
  • $28.
  • $35.
  • $37.
  • an amount other than those above.


A forecast of a cost at a particular level of activity is termed:

  • cost estimation.
  • cost prediction.
  • cost behavior.
  • cost analysis.
  • cost approximation.


At a volume of 20,000 units, Dries reported sales revenues of $1,000,000, variable costs of $300,000, and fixed costs of $260,000. The company's break-even point in units is:

  • 7,027 (rounded).
  • 8,667 (rounded).
  • 9,286 (rounded).
  • 7,429 (rounded).
  • an amount other than those above.


The difference between budgeted sales revenue and break-even sales revenue is the:

  • contribution margin.
  • contribution-margin ratio.
  • safety margin.
  • target net profit.
  • operating leverage.


DuChien Corporation recently produced and sold 100,000 units. Fixed costs at this level of activity amounted to $50,000; variable costs were $100,000. How much cost would the company anticipate if during the next period it produced and sold 102,000 units?

  • $150,000.
  • $151,000.
  • $152,000.
  • $153,000.
  • Some other amount not listed above.


Which of the following costs changes in direct proportion to a change in the activity level?

  • variable cost.
  • fixed cost.
  • semivariable cost.
  • step-variable cost.
  • step-fixed cost.


Northlake, Inc., uses the high-low method to analyze cost behavior. The company observed that at 20,000 machine hours of activity, total maintenance costs averaged $10.50 per hour. When activity jumped to 24,000 machine hours, which was still within the relevant range, the average total cost per machine hour was $9.75. On the basis of this information, the company's fixed maintenance costs were:

  • $24,000.
  • $90,000.
  • $210,00.
  • $234,000.
  • an amount other than those listed above.


Yellow Dot, Inc. sells a single product for $10. Variable costs are $4 per unit and fixed costs total $120,000 at a volume level of 10,000 units. What dollar sales level would Yellow Dot have to achieve to earn a target profit of $240,000?

  • $400,000.
  • $500,000.
  • $600,000.
  • $750,000.
  • $900,000.


Booster, Inc. recently conducted a least-squares regression analysis to predict selling expenses. The company has constructed the following regression equation: Y = 329,000 + 7.80X. Which of the following statements is false if the primary cost driver is number of units sold?


The company anticipates $329,000 of fixed selling expenses.?


"Y" represents total selling expenses.?


The company expects both variable and fixed selling expenses.?


For each unit sold, total selling expenses will increase by $7.80.?


"X" represents the number of hours worked during the period.

Within the relevant range, a curvilinear cost function can sometimes be graphed as a:

  • sloping straight line.
  • jagged line.
  • vertical straight line.
  • curved line.
  • horizontal straight line.


Swanson and Associates presently leases a copy machine under an agreement that calls for a fixed fee each month and a charge for each copy made. Swanson made 7,000 copies and paid a total of $360 in March; in May, the firm paid $280 for 5,000 copies. The company uses the high-low method to analyze costs.?How much would Swanson's pay if it made 5,500 copies?

  • $382.50.
  • $322.
  • $300.
  • $292.50


Swanson and Associates presently leases a copy machine under an agreement that calls for a fixed fee each month and a charge for each copy made. Swanson made 7,000 copies and paid a total of $360 in March; in May, the firm paid $280 for 5,000 copies. The company uses the high-low method to analyze costs.?Swanson's monthly fixed fee is:

  • $80
  • $102.
  • $106.
  • $112. 

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