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1. John Anderson uses gas to heat his home. He has accumulated the following inf

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1. John Anderson uses gas to heat his home. He has accumulated the following information regarding his monthly gas bill and monthly heating degree-days. The heating degree-days value for a month is found by first subtracting the average temperature for each day from 65 degrees and then summing these daily amounts together for the month.

Month

Heating Degree-Days

Gas Bill

February

850

$129

April

300

$ 52


What will be the increase in John's monthly gas bill per heating degree-day using the high-low method?

Select one:

A. $0.17

B. $6.59

C. $0.14

D. $5.77

2. All of the following are examples of activity cost drivers except

Select one:

A. placing a purchase order for raw materials.

B. providing employees with cost information and authorizing them to make decisions.

C. inspecting incoming raw materials.

D. hiring and training a new employee.

3. Bloomington Corporation reported the following on their contribution format income statement:

Sales (12,000 units)

$175,000

Less: Variable expenses

100,000

Contribution margin

75,000

Less: Fixed expenses

62,500

Net operating income

$ 12,500


What is the unit contribution margin?

Select one:

A. $10.00

B. $ 6.25

C. $ 6.75

D. $17.00

4. Which of the following is an example of an organizational cost driver?

Select one:

A. Deciding how to arrange raw materials inventory within a warehouse

B. Inspecting incoming raw materials

C. Determining the best location for a manufacturing facility

D. Receiving raw materials into the warehouse

E. None of the above

5. Which of the following is an example of a structural cost driver?

Select one:

A. Deciding how to arrange raw materials inventory within a warehouse

B. Moving items being manufactured between workstations

C. Determining the best location for a manufacturing facility

D. Placing a purchase order for raw materials

E. None of the above

6. Product or service differentiation involves

Select one:

A. shifting sales to growing markets.

B. the use of new technologies in manufacturing.

C. creating something that is perceived as unique and worth a premium price.

D. any changes made to a product or service.

7. Which of the following is an example of an activity cost driver?

Select one:

A. Deciding how to arrange raw materials inventory within a warehouse

B. Designing components of a product so they can fit together only in the correct manner

C. Determining the best location for a manufacturing facility

D. Receiving raw materials into the warehouse

E. None of the above

8. A code of ethics should do which of the following?

Select one:

A. Provide a summary of a company's policies that define ethical standards of employee conduct

B. Include broad philosophical statements about behavior

C. Provide a common foundation for addressing ethical issues

D. All of the above

9. Axe Manufacturers produces a product with the following manufacturing cost hierarchy for its only current product.

Activity Level

Cost

Unit

10

per unit

Batch

250

per batch

Product

5,000

per year

Facility

25,000

per year


Next year Axe plans to manufacture 25,000 units of product, in batches of 250 units.

Axe’s predicted manufacturing cost for next year is:

Select one:

A. $330,000

B. $305,000

C. $750,000

D. $735,500

Month

Heating Degree-Days

Gas Bill

February

850

$129

April

300

$ 52

Explanation / Answer

As per chegg guidelines we answer one question per post. But I have answered multiple questions. Kindly post remaining questions in next post Q1 C. $0.14 Cost at highest level of activity                  129.00 Cost at Lowest level of activity                    52.00 Highest level of activity                  850.00 Lowest Level of activity                  300.00 Variable cost per unit = (129 - 52)/(850 - 300) Variable cost per unit = 77/550 Variable cost per unit = $.14 Q3 B. $ 6.25 Contribution margin            75,000.00 No of units            12,000.00 Contribution margin per unit = 75000/12000                      6.25