Question 1

Dane Company has a break-even point of 120,000 units.If the ﬁrm's sole product sells for $40 and ﬁxed costs total $480,000, the variable cost per unit must be:

Accepted Answer

To find the variable cost per unit, we can use the formula for the break-even point:

Break-even point = Fixed costs / (Price - Variable cost per unit)

120,000 = $480,000 / ($40 - Variable cost per unit)

Multiplying both sides by ($40 - Variable cost per unit), we get:

120,000($40 - Variable cost per unit) = $480,000

Expanding and simplifying, we get:

$4,800,000 - 120,000(Variable cost per unit) = $480,000

Subtracting $4,800,000 from both sides:

-120,000(Variable cost per unit) = -$4,320,000

Dividing both sides by -120,000:

Variable cost per unit = $36

Therefore, the correct answer is B.

Question 2

Saraﬁne, Inc.sells a single product for $20.Variable costs are $8 per unit and ﬁxed costs total $120,000 at a volume level of 5,000 units.Assuming that ﬁxed costs do not change, Saraﬁne's break-even sales would be:

Accepted Answer

To find the break-even point, we need to use the formula:

Break-even point = Fixed costs ÷ (Price per unit - Variable cost per unit)

Plug in the given values:

Fixed costs = $120,000
Price per unit = $20
Variable cost per unit = $8

Break-even point = $120,000 ÷ ($20 - $8) = 10,000 units

Therefore, the break-even sales would be 10,000 units x $20 per unit = $200,000. So, the correct answer is B.

Question 3

Which of the following expressions can be used to calculate break-even sales revenue with the contribution-margin ratio (CMR)?

Accepted Answer

The break-even sales revenue can be calculated by dividing the fixed costs by the contribution-margin ratio (CMR). This gives the amount of sales revenue needed to cover all fixed costs, resulting in a break-even point.

Question 4

Bargain Town recently reported sales revenues of $800,000, a total contribution margin of $300,000, and ﬁxed costs of $180,000.If sales volume amounted to 10,000 units, the company's variable cost per unit must have been:

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Contribution Margin per unit = Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit
Contribution Margin per unit = Total Contribution Margin / Sales volume
$30 = $300,000 / 10,000 units

Contribution Margin per unit = Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit
$30 = Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit
$30 = $ Sales price per unit - $ Variable cost per unit
$30 = $ Sales - $ Variable cost
$30 = $800,000 - ($10,000 * $ Variable cost per unit) - $180,000
$30 = $620,000 - ($10,000 * $ Variable cost per unit)
($10,000 * $ Variable cost per unit) = $590,000
$ Variable cost per unit = $59
Therefore, the answer is C.

Question 5

Garrison Company provides the following information about its product:  What is the contribution-margin ratio?

Accepted Answer

The contribution margin is the difference between the selling price and the variable cost per unit. From the given information, the selling price per unit is $30 and the variable cost per unit is $7. Therefore, the contribution margin per unit is $23 ($30 - $7). The contribution-margin ratio is calculated by dividing the total contribution margin by the total sales revenue. We don't have the total sales revenue given in the information. Therefore, we cannot calculate the exact contribution-margin ratio. However, we can eliminate answer choices A), B), and C) as they are either too low or too high to be plausible. Answer choice D) provides a more reasonable contribution-margin ratio of 75% considering the typical range of contribution-margin ratios for most businesses.

Question 6

At a volume of 20,000 units, Almount Industries 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:

Accepted Answer

Contribution margin per unit = (Sales revenue per unit - Variable cost per unit)
= ($1,000,000 / 20,000) - ($300,000 / 20,000) 
= $50 - $15 
= $35. Therefore, the contribution margin per unit is $35.

Question 7

Denise sells silk scarves at a hobby fair.Each scarf sells for $25 and has a variable cost of $15.Denise's booth rental for one day is $30.Based on this information, how many scarves must Denise sell to break- even?

Accepted Answer

To break-even, Denise needs to cover her fixed costs with her profit per scarf. The profit per scarf is $25 - $15 = $10. To cover the $30 booth rental, she needs to sell $30 / $10 = 3 scarves.

Question 8

A recent income statement of Benton Corporation reported the following data:  If these data are based on the sale of 20,000 units, the contribution margin per unit would be:

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Question 9

A recent income statement of Safety Corporation reported the following data:  If these data are based on the sale of 20,000 units, the break-even point would be:

Accepted Answer

To find the break-even point we need to calculate the total fixed costs and contribution margin per unit. 
Using the formula: 
Break-even point (in units) = total fixed costs / contribution margin per unit

Total fixed costs = $360,000
Contribution margin per unit = $30 – $15 = $15

Therefore, the break-even point in units is:
$360,000 / $15 per unit = 24,000 units

However, the income statement data is based on the sale of 20,000 units. We need to adjust the break-even point accordingly:
Break-even point in units = (total fixed costs / contribution margin per unit) / (actual sales / total units)
Break-even point in units = ($360,000 / $15 per unit) / (20,000 / 24,000)
Break-even point in units = 12,500 units.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

Question 10

The contribution-margin ratio is:

Accepted Answer

The contribution-margin ratio is calculated by dividing the unit contribution margin (selling price minus variable cost per unit) by the selling price.

Question 11

Thai Two sells hot pots for $40 each.The company incurs monthly ﬁxed costs of $5,000.The contribution-margin ratio is 20%.Based on this information, what is the variable cost per hot pot?

Accepted Answer

The contribution-margin ratio is 20%, meaning the contribution margin per hot pot is 20% of $40, which is $8. Therefore, the variable cost per hot pot is $40 - $8 = $32.

Question 12

At a volume of 20,000 units, Almount Industries 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:

Accepted Answer

First, calculate the contribution margin per unit: 
Contribution margin = Sales revenue - Variable costs 
Contribution margin per unit = ($1,000,000/20,000 units) - ($300,000/20,000 units) = $35 
Next, use the contribution margin per unit to calculate the break-even point: 
Break-even point (units) = Fixed costs / Contribution margin per unit 
Break-even point (units) = $260,000 / $35 = 7,428.57 units 
Round up to the nearest whole number: 
Break-even point (units) = 7,429 units.

Question 13

Ripley Co.sold 2,000 units in March at a price of $35 per unit.The variable cost per unit is $20.What is the total contribution margin?

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Question 14

At a volume level of 500,000 units, Sullivan reported the following information:  The company's contribution-margin ratio is closest to:

Accepted Answer

To calculate the contribution-margin ratio, we need to know the total contribution margin and the total sales revenue.

We are given that the volume level is 500,000 units, but we are not given any information about the price per unit. However, we can use the information provided in the question stem to calculate the contribution margin per unit.

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We know that the company's total fixed costs are $737,600. We also know that at a volume level of 500,000 units, the company generates $4,656,000 in sales revenue. We can use these two pieces of information to calculate the total variable costs:

Total revenue - Total fixed costs = Total variable costs
$4,656,000 - $737,600 = $3,918,400

Now we can use the total variable costs to calculate the contribution margin per unit:

Contribution margin per unit = Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit

We don't know the sales price per unit, but we can calculate the variable cost per unit based on the total variable costs and the volume level:

Variable cost per unit = Total variable costs / Volume level
$3,918,400 / 500,000 = $7.84

Now we can use the contribution margin per unit to calculate the contribution-margin ratio:

Contribution-margin ratio = Contribution margin per unit / Sales price per unit

We still don't know the sales price per unit, but we can use the contribution-margin ratio formula to solve for it:

Contribution-margin ratio = [Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit] / Sales price per unit
0.67 = [Sales price per unit - $7.84] / Sales price per unit
0.67Sales price per unit = Sales price per unit - $7.84
0.67Sales price per unit - Sales price per unit = -$7.84
(0.67 - 1)Sales price per unit = -$7.84
-0.33Sales price per unit = -$7.84
Sales price per unit = $23.76

Now that we know the sales price per unit, we can calculate the total contribution margin:

Total contribution margin = Contribution margin per unit x Volume level
Total contribution margin = ($23.76 - $7.84) x 500,000
Total contribution margin = $7,960,000

Finally, we can calculate the contribution-margin ratio:

Contribution-margin ratio = Total contribution margin / Total sales revenue
Contribution-margin ratio = $7,960,000 / $4,656,000
Contribution-margin ratio = 1.71

However, the contribution-margin ratio cannot be greater than 1, so we made an error somewhere. The mistake is in the calculation of the variable cost per unit. We calculated it as $7.84, but that is actually the contribution margin per unit. To calculate the variable cost per unit, we need to subtract the contribution margin per unit from the sales price per unit:

Variable cost per unit = Sales price per unit - Contribution margin per unit
Variable cost per unit = $23.76 - $7.84
Variable cost per unit = $15.92

Now we can go back and recalculate the contribution-margin ratio:

Contribution-margin ratio = Contribution margin per unit / Sales price per unit
Contribution-margin ratio = ($23.76 - $15.92) / $23.76
Contribution-margin ratio = 0.33

Therefore, the answer is D) 0.33.

Question 15

A recent income statement of Carson Corporation reported the following data:  If these data are based on the sale of 5,000 units, the break-even sales would be:

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Question 16

Ripley Co.sold 2,000 units in March at a price of $35 per unit.The variable cost per unit is $20.The monthly ﬁxed costs are $10,000.What is the operating income earned in March?

Accepted Answer

Operating income is calculated as (Sales - Variable Costs - Fixed Costs). Sales = 2,000 units * $35 = $70,000. Variable Costs = 2,000 units * $20 = $40,000. Fixed Costs = $10,000. Operating Income = $70,000 - $40,000 - $10,000 = $20,000.

Question 17

Hsu, Inc.sells a single product for $12.Variable costs are $8 per unit and ﬁxed costs total $360,000 at a volume level of 60,000 units.Assuming that ﬁxed costs do not change, Hsu's break-even point would be:

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Question 18

Starlight 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:

Accepted Answer

The break-even point in units is calculated as Fixed Costs / Unit Contribution Margin. Therefore, Fixed Costs = 24,000 units * $6 = $144,000.

Question 19

A recent income statement of Benton Corporation reported the following data:  If these data are based on the sale of 20,000 units, the break-even point would be:

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Question 20

Denise sells silk scarves at a hobby fair.Each scarf sells for $25 and has a variable cost of $15.Denise's booth rental for one day is $30.Based on this information, what total revenue amount does Denise need to earn to break-even?

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Quiz 7: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Dane Company has a break-even point of 120,000 units.If the ﬁrm's sole product sells for $40 and ﬁxed costs total $480,000, the variable cost per unit must be:

Saraﬁne, Inc.sells a single product for $20.Variable costs are $8 per unit and ﬁxed costs total $120,000 at a volume level of 5,000 units.Assuming that ﬁxed costs do not change, Saraﬁne's break-even sales would be:

Which of the following expressions can be used to calculate break-even sales revenue with the contribution-margin ratio (CMR) ?

Bargain Town recently reported sales revenues of $800,000, a total contribution margin of $300,000, and ﬁxed costs of $180,000.If sales volume amounted to 10,000 units, the company's variable cost per unit must have been:

Garrison Company provides the following information about its product: What is the contribution-margin ratio?

At a volume of 20,000 units, Almount Industries 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:

Denise sells silk scarves at a hobby fair.Each scarf sells for $25 and has a variable cost of $15.Denise's booth rental for one day is $30.Based on this information, how many scarves must Denise sell to break- even?

A recent income statement of Benton Corporation reported the following data: If these data are based on the sale of 20,000 units, the contribution margin per unit would be:

A recent income statement of Safety Corporation reported the following data: If these data are based on the sale of 20,000 units, the break-even point would be: