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Assuming no other changes,operating income will be the same under both the variable and absorption costing methods when the number of units manufactured equals the number of units sold.

A) True
B) False

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

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Variable costs are costs that remain constant on a per-unit basis as the level of activity changes.

A) True
B) False

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Total fixed costs change as the level of activity changes.

A) True
B) False

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Louis Company sells a single product at a price of $65 per unit.Variable costs per unit are $45 and total fixed costs are $625,500.Louis is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment that would increase the fixed costs to $800,000,but decrease the variable costs per unit to $42. Required: If Louis Company expects to sell 44,000 units next year,should they purchase this new equipment?

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Under the current system,Louis' profit w...

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If the unit selling price is $40,the volume of sales is $3,000,000,sales at the break-even point amount to $2,500,000,and the maximum possible sales are $3,300,000,the margin of safety is 14,500 units.

A) True
B) False

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The following is a list of various costs of producing T-shirts.Classify each cost as either a variable,fixed,or mixed cost for units produced and sold. The following is a list of various costs of producing T-shirts.Classify each cost as either a variable,fixed,or mixed cost for units produced and sold.

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If fixed costs are $250,000,the unit selling price is $125,and the unit variable costs are $73,what is the break-even sales (units) ?


A) 3,425 units
B) 2,381 units
C) 2,000 units
D) 4,808 units

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

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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)  period cost ​


A) mixed cost
B) variable cost
C) fixed cost
D) period cost

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

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What was Rusty Co.'s sales mix last year?


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

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

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If a business had a capacity of $10,000,000 of sales,actual sales of $6,000,000,break-even sales of $4,200,000,fixed costs of $1,800,000,and variable costs of 60% of sales,what is the margin of safety expressed as a percentage of sales?

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Which of the following costs is a mixed cost?


A) salary of a factory supervisor
B) electricity costs of $3 per kilowatt-hour
C) rental costs of $10,000 per month plus $0.30 per machine hour of use
D) straight-line depreciation on factory equipment

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

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For the current year ending January 31,Harp Company expects fixed costs of $188,500 and a unit variable cost of $51.50.For the coming year,a new wage contract will increase the unit variable cost to $55.50.The selling price of $70.00 per unit is expected to remain the same. For the current year ending January 31,Harp Company expects fixed costs of $188,500 and a unit variable cost of $51.50.For the coming year,a new wage contract will increase the unit variable cost to $55.50.The selling price of $70.00 per unit is expected to remain the same.

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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) A) and B)
F) All 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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Zeke Company sells 25,000 units at $21 per unit.Variable costs are $10 per unit,and fixed costs are $75,000.The contribution margin ratio and the unit contribution margin are


A) 47% and $11 per unit
B) 53% and $7 per unit
C) 47% and $8 per unit
D) 52% and $11 per unit

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

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Blane Company has the following data: ​ Blane Company has the following data: ​    What will operating income be if units sold double to 100,000 units? What will operating income be if units sold double to 100,000 units?

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When units manufactured exceed units sold:


A) variable costing income equals absorption costing income
B) variable costing income is less than absorption costing income
C) variable costing income is greater than absorption costing income
D) variable costing income is greater by the number of units produced multiplied by the variable cost ratio.

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

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

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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) if the variable costs are decreased by $2?


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

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

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