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1. Payton Industries has fixed costs of $490,000, the unit selling price is $35,

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Question

1.

Payton Industries has fixed costs of $490,000, the unit selling price is $35, and the unit variable costs are $20. What is the break-even sales (units) if fixed costs are reduced by $40,000?

32,667 units

14,000 units

24,500 units

30,000 units

2.

Rusty Co. sells two products, X and Y. Last year, Rusty sold 5,000 units of X and 35,000 units of Y. Related data are:

Unit Selling Price

Unit Variable

Unit Contribution

Product

Price

Cost

Margin

X

$110.00

$70.00

$40.00

Y

   70.00

  50.00

20.00

What was Rusty Co.’s weighted average unit contribution margin?

$20.00

$22.50

$60.00

$40.00

3.

Charlotte Co. has budgeted salary increases to factory supervisors totaling 9%. If selling prices and all other cost relationships are held constant, next year's break-even point

cannot be determined from the data given

will increase by 9%

will decrease by 9%

will increase at a rate greater than 9%

4.

Flying Cloud Co. has the following operating data for its manufacturing operations:

$250

100

$840,000

The company has decided to increase the wages of hourly workers which will increase the unit variable cost by 10%. Increases in the salaries of factory supervisors and property taxes for the factory will increase fixed costs by 4%. If sales prices are held constant, the next break-even point for Flying Cloud Co. will be

increased by 800 units

increased by 640 units

increased by 400 units

decreased by 640 units

5.

Given the following cost and activity observations for Bounty Company’s utilities, use the high-low method to calculate Bounty’ variable utilities costs per machine hour. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Cost

Machine Hours

March

$3,100

15,000

April

2,700

10,000

May

2,900

12,000

June

3,600

18,000

$10.00

$0.11

$0.63

$0.67

6.

Costs that remain constant in total dollar amount as the level of activity changes are called

variable costs

mixed costs

product costs

fixed costs

7.

Lee Industry sales are $525,000, variable costs are 53% of sales, and operating income is $19,000. What is the contribution margin ratio?

47%

26.5%

53%

9.5%

8.

If Kaden Company's 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)?

1,950

1,114

2,400

2,600   

9.

Contribution margin is

the same as sales revenue

the excess of sales revenue over variable cost

another term for volume in the "cost-volume-profit" analysis

profit

a.

32,667 units

b.

14,000 units

c.

24,500 units

d.

30,000 units

Explanation / Answer

1

1.

Break even sales in units= Fixed cost/ Contribution per unit=[$490,000-$40,000]/15=30,000 units

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2.

(Aggregate sales - Aggregate variable expenses) / Number of units sold

    (Aggregate contribution ) / Number of units sold

                                     =[5,000 x 40 +35,000 x 20]/[5,000+35,000]

                                        =900,000/40,000=22.5

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3.Break even sales in units= Fixed cost/ Contribution per unit

Let us assume Fixed cost as $100

And Contribution per unit =$40

Existing Break even poing=100/40=2.5

If Fixed cost goes up by 9% means $109

                New break even point=109/40=2.725

Increase in %=2.725-2.5/2.5 x 100=9% increase

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4.

Existing Break even point in Units= Fixed cost/ Contribution per unit

                                                                   =$840,000/($250-$100)

                                                                =5600 units

If Variable cost increases by 10%= i.e $110

Fixed cost increases by 10%= i.e. $840,000 x 104%=$873,600

New Break even point=                $873,000/$250-$110=6240 units

Hence increase is =6240-5600 =640 increase

5.

Variable cost per unit high low method

Lowest cost=2700

Highest cost=3600

Lowers Volume=10000

Highest Volume =18000

=3600-2700/18000-10000

=900/8000=$0.11

6.

Total of Fixed remains constant

Eg. Rent of Building

7.

Contribution Margin=sales-variable cost=100%-53%=47%

8.

Break even point in Units= Fixed cost/ Contribution per unit

                                                    =$46,800/[42-24]
                                                    =2600 units

9.


Contribution margin= Sales- variable cost

the excess of sales revenue over variable cost