Break-Even Point and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

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In CVP analysis, sales and production are assumed to be equal.

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The margin of safety is an effective measure of risk for a company.

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Total fixed costs remain unchanged with levels of production.

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Total fixed costs vary inversely with levels of production.

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Total variable product costs vary directly with levels of production.

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A company's break-even point is the level where total revenues equal total costs.

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Absorption costing is more useful than variable costing in determining a company's break-even point.

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After the break-even point is reached, each dollar of contribution margin is a dollar of after-tax profit.

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After the break-even point is reached, each dollar of contribution margin is a dollar of before-tax profit.

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Break-even point may be expressed in terms of units or dollars.

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Dividing total fixed costs by the contribution margin ratio yields break-even point in sales dollars.

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Dividing total fixed costs by the contribution margin ratio yields break-even point in units.

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Fixed costs per unit remain constant with levels of production.

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Fixed costs per unit vary inversely with levels of production.

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In a multi-product environment, CVP analysis makes the assumption that a company's sales mix is constant.

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Incremental analysis focuses on factors that change from one decision to another.

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On a CVP graph, the total cost line intersects the y-axis at zero.

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On a CVP graph, the total fixed cost line parallels the x-axis.

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On a CVP graph, the total revenue line intersects the y-axis at zero.

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On a CVP graph, the total variable cost line intersects the y-axis at zero.

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The margin of safety is computed by dividing 1 by the degree of operating leverage.

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There is an inverse relationship between degree of operating leverage and the margin of safety.

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Variable costing is more useful than absorption costing in determining a company's break-even point.

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Variable costs per unit remain unchanged with levels of production.

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Variable costs per unit vary directly with levels of production.

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When computing profit on an after-tax basis, it is necessary to divide the pretax profit by the effective tax rate.

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When computing profit on an after-tax basis, it is necessary to multiply the pretax profit by (1 - effective tax rate).

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When using CVP analysis to determine sales level for a desired amount of profit, the profit is treated as an additional cost to be covered.


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