Accounting Test 3
The contribution margin per unit equals .
selling price − variable costs per unit
Hartley's Meat Pies is considering replacing its existing delivery van with a new one. The new van can offer considerable savings in operating costs. Information about the existing van and the new van follow: Existing van Original cost $50,000 Annual operating cost $17,500 Accumulated depreciation$32,000 Current salvage value of the existing van $23,500 Remaining life 10 years Salvage value in 10 years $ 0 Annual depreciation $1,800 New van Original cost $93,000 Annual operating cost $11,000 Accumulated depreciation — Current salvage value of the existing van — Remaining life 10 years Salvage value in 10 years $ 0 Annual depreciation $9,300 Relevant costs for this decision include ________.
the annual operating cost
The breakeven point is .
where contribution margin equals fixed costs
Rubium Micro Devices currently manufactures a subassembly for its main product. The costs per unit are as follows: Direct materials $51.00 Direct labor 43.00 Variable overhead 38.00 Fixed overhead 33.00 Total costs $165.00 Crayola Technologies Inc. has contacted Rubium with an offer to sell 10,000 of the subassemblies for $138.00 each. Rubium will eliminate $89,000 of fixed overhead if it accepts the proposal. What are the relevant costs for Rubium?
$1,409,000
Which of the following is true of an opportunity cost?
It is the income foregone by not using a resource in an alternative way.
One of the first steps to take when using CVP analysis to help make decisions is ________.
identifying the variable and fixed costs
Hartley's Meat Pies is considering replacing its existing delivery van with a new one. The new van can offer considerable savings in operating costs. Information about the existing van and the new van follow: Existing van Original cost $56,000 Annual operating cost $22,500 Accumulated depreciation$33,000 Current salvage value of the existing van $27,500 Remaining life 10 years Salvage value in 10 years $ 0 Annual depreciation $2,300 New van Original cost $95,000 Annual operating cost $15,000 Accumulated depreciation — Current salvage value of the existing van — Remaining life 10 years Salvage value in 10 years $ 0 Annual depreciation $9,500 If Hartley's Meat Pies replaces the existing delivery van with the new one, over the next 10 years operating income will ________.
increase by $75,000
Crandle Manufacturers Inc. is approached by a potential customer to fulfill a one−time−only special order for a product similar to one offered to domestic customers. The company has excess capacity. The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: Variable costs: Direct materials $130 Direct labor 60 Manufacturing support 105 Marketing costs 95 Fixed costs: Manufacturing support 175 Marketing costs 65 Total costs 630 Markup (50%) 315 Targeted selling price $945 What is the change in operating profits if the one−time−only special order for 1,030 units is accepted for $550 a unit by Crandle?
$164,800 increase in operating profits
Assuming a constant mix of 3 units of X for every 1 unit of Y. X Total Sales $29 VC 18 Y Total Sales $45 VC 25 Total fixed costs $81,000 The breakeven point in units would be ________.
4,584 units of X and 1,528 units of Y
Bell Company sells several products. Information of average revenue and costs is as follows: Selling price per unit $33.00 Variable costs per unit: Direct material $6.00 Direct manufacturing labor $1.50 Manufacturing overhead $0.30 Selling costs $2.25 Annual fixed costs $113,000 The company sells 10,000 units. The contribution margin per unit is ________.
$22.95
A segment has the following data: Sales $650,000 Variable costs 386,000 Fixed costs 365,500 What will be the incremental effect on net income if this segment is eliminated, assuming the fixed costs will be allocated to profitable segments?
$264,000 decrease
Fixed costs equal $16,000, unit contribution margin equals $35, and the number of units sold equal 1,300. Operating income is ________.
$29,500
Altec Services Corporation has relevant costs of $46 per unit to manufacture 1,050 units of Part A. A current supplier offers to make Part A for $33 per unit. Alternatively, the company can rent out the capacity for $30,000. If capacity is constrained, the opportunity cost of buying Part A from the supplier is ________.
$30,000
Planet Design Services, Inc., is considering replacing a machine. The following data are available: Old Machine Original cost $640,000 Useful life in years 8 Current age in years 4 Book value $350,000 Disposal value now $162,000 Disposal value in 4 years $0 Annual cash operating costs $98,000 Replacement Machine Original cost $530,000 Useful life in years 4 Current age in years 0 Book value — Disposal value now — Disposal value in 4 years $0 Annual cash operating costs $66,000 For the decision to keep the old machine, the relevant costs of keeping the old machine is ______
$392,000
Crandle Manufacturers Inc. is approached by a potential customer to fulfill a one−time−only special order for a product similar to one offered to domestic customers. The company has excess capacity. The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: Variable costs: Direct materials $140 Direct labor 100 Manufacturing support 105 Marketing costs 55 Fixed costs: Manufacturing support 175 Marketing costs 65 Total costs 640 Markup (50%) 320 Targeted selling price $960 For Crandle Manufacturers Inc., what is the minimum acceptable price of this special order?
$400
Quality Stores, Inc., sells several products. Information of average revenue and costs is as follows: Selling price per unit $23 Variable costs per unit: Direct material $6 Direct manufacturing labor $1.90 Manufacturing overhead $0.40 Selling costs $2 Annual fixed costs $96,000 The revenues that the company must earn annually to make a profit of $144,000 are ________. (Round the final answer to the nearest dollar.)
$434,646
Katrina's Bridal Shoppe sells wedding dresses. The average selling price of each dress is $1,200, variable costs are $400, and fixed costs are $110,000. What is Katrina's operating income when 200 dresses are sold?
$50,000
Zirconia Fantasy sells only necklaces. 11,000 units were sold resulting in $270,000 of sales revenue, $80,000 of variable costs, and $40,000 of fixed costs. The breakeven point in total sales dollars is ________.
$56,843
Tally Corp. sells software during the recruiting seasons. During the current year, 10,000 software packages were sold resulting in $470,000 of sales revenue, $130,000 of variable costs, and $48,000 of fixed costs. If sales increase by $80,000, operating income will increase by ________. (Round interim calculations to two decimal places and the final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
$57,872
Family Furniture sells a table for $950. Its fixed costs are $2,500, while its variable costs are $500 per table. It currently plans to sell 180 tables this month. What is the budgeted operating income for the month assuming that Family Furniture sells 180 tables?
$78,500
Sparkle Jewelry sells 500 units resulting in $10,000 of sales revenue, $4,000 of variable costs, and $1,500 of fixed costs. Calculate the variable cost per unit. (Round the final answer to the nearest cent.)
$8.00
W.T. Ginsburg Engine Company manufactures part ACT30107 used in several of its engine models. Monthly production costs for 1,090 units are as follows: Direct materials $46,000 Direct labor 10,500 Variable overhead costs 32,500 Fixed overhead costs 22.000 Total costs $111,000 It is estimated that 6% of the fixed overhead costs assigned to ACT30107 will no longer be incurred if the company purchases ACT30107 from the outside supplier. W.T Ginsburg Engine Company has the option of purchasing the part from an outside supplier at $94.75 per unit. If the company accepts the offer from the outside supplier, the monthly avoidable costs (costs that will no longer be incurred) total ________.
$90,320
The following information is for Alex Corp: Product X: Revenue $12.00 Variable Cost $4.50 Product Y: Revenue $25.00 Variable Cost $10.00 Total fixed costs $40,500 What is the operating income, assuming actual sales total 120,000 units, and the sales mix is two units of Product X and one unit of Product Y?
1,159,500
Lights Manufacturing produces a single product that sells for $130. Variable costs per unit equal $55. The company expects total fixed costs to be $100,000 for the next month at the projected sales level of 1,300 units. What is the current breakeven point in terms of number of units?
1,334 units
Burgandy Manufacturing produces a single product that sells for $80. Variable costs per unit equal $35. The company expects total fixed costs to be $90,000 for the next month at the projected sales level of 2,500 units. In an attempt to improve performance, management is considering a number of alternative actions. Each situation is to be evaluated separately. What is the current breakeven point in terms of number of units?
2,000 units
Quality Stores, Inc., sells several products. Information of average revenue and costs is as follows: Selling price per unit $20 Variable costs per unit: Direct material $4 Direct manufacturing labor $1.80 Manufacturing overhead $0.40 Selling costs $3 Annual fixed costs $96,000 What is the contribution margin percentage? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)
54%
SaleCo sells 8,400 units resulting in $120,000 of sales revenue, $35,000 of variable costs, and $45,000 of fixed costs. The contribution margin percentage is ________.
70.83%
The following information is for High Corp: Selling price $60 per unit Variable costs $40 per unit Total fixed costs $135,000 The number of units that High Corp must sell to reach targeted operating income of $25,000 is ________. (Round up to the nearest unit.)
8,000 units
John's 8−year−old Chevrolet Trail Blazer requires repairs estimated at $7,000 to make it road worthy again. His wife, Sherry, suggested that he should buy a 5−year−old used Jeep Grand Cherokee instead for $7,000 cash. Sherry estimated the following costs for the two cars: Trail Blazer Acquisition cost $30,000 Repairs $7,000 Annual operating costs (Gas, maintenance, insurance) $2,580 Grand Cherokee Acquisition cost $7,000 Repairs — Annual operating costs (Gas, maintenance, insurance) $1,700 What should John do? What are his savings in the first year?
Buy the Grand Cherokee; $880
Sunk Costs
are ignored when evaluating alternatives
Craylon Manufacturing produces a single product that sells for $140. Variable costs per unit equal $35. The company expects total fixed costs to be $60,000 for the next month at the projected sales level of 1,500 units. In an attempt to improve performance, management is considering a number of alternative actions. Each situation is to be evaluated separately. One alternative is to increase advertsing expenses by $11,000. What is the effect on operating income with the increase of advertising expenses?
Operating income will decrease by $11,000.
An incremental cost is
an additional total cost for an activity
The contribution margin income statement ________.
can be used to predict operating income at different levels of activity
State Road Fabricators Inc. is considering eliminating Model A02777 because of losses over the past quarter. The past three months of information for Model A02777 are summarized below: Sales (1,100 units) $370,000 Manufacturing costs: Direct materials 160,000 Direct labor ($15 per hour) 80,000 Overhead 50,000 Operating loss ($20,000) Overhead costs are 75% variable and the remaining 25% is depreciation of special equipment for model A02777 that has no resale value. If Model A02777 is dropped from the product line, operating income will ________.
decrease by $17,500
Orion Company sells several products. Information of average revenue and costs is as follows: Selling price per unit $23 Variable costs per unit: Direct material $4 Direct manufacturing labor $1.70 Manufacturing overhead $0.40 Selling costs $2 Annual fixed costs $100,000 The company sells 12,000 units at the end of the year. If direct labor and direct material costs increase by $1 each, contribution margin ________
decreases by $24,000
When deciding to accept a one−time−only special order from a wholesaler, management should ________.
determine whether excess capacity is available
Breakeven point in units is ________.
fixed costs divided by contribution margin per unit
In the manufacturing sector, ________.
fixed overhead costs are subtracted to determine gross margin
McMurphy Corporation produces a part that is used in the manufacture of one of its products. The costs associated with the production of 12,000 units of this part are as follows: Direct materials $86,000 Direct labor 126,000 Variable factory overhead 58,000 Fixed factory overhead 138,000 Total costs $408,000 Of the fixed factory overhead costs, $55,000 is avoidable. Conners Company has offered to sell 12,000 units of the same part to McMurphy Corporation for $41 per unit. Assuming there is no other use for the facilities, Schmidt should ________.
make the part, as this would save $14 per unit
If a company is planning to reduce the selling price, they must believe that ______.
more units will be sold
When using the five−step decision process, which one of the following steps should be done first?
obtain information
Assume only the specified parameters change in a cost−volume−profit analysis. If the contribution margin increases by $6 per unit, then ________.
operating income increases by $6 per unit
In multiproduct situations, when sales mix shifts toward the product with the lowest contribution margin then ________.
operating income will decrease
In a make−or−buy decision, which of the following would not be relevant?
property taxes on the plant that will still be necessary even if the product is outsourced
All else being equal, an increase in advertising expenditures will ________.
reduce operating income
Planet Design Services, Inc., is considering replacing a machine. The following data are available: Old Machine Original cost $630,000 Useful life in years 12 Current age in years 6 Book value $350,000 Disposal value now $122,000 Disposal value in 6 years $0 Annual cash operating costs $102,000 Replacement Machine Original cost $510,000 Useful life in years 6 Current age in years 0 Book value — Disposal value now — Disposal value in 6 years $0 Annual cash operating costs $59,000 Which of the data provided in the table is a sunk cost?
the original cost of the old machine
A company decided to replace an old machine with a new machine. Which of the following is considered a relevant cost?
the setup cost of the new equipment
The breakeven point decreases if ________.
the total fixed costs decrease
Frazer Corp sells several products. Information of average revenue and costs is as follows: Selling price per unit $28.50 Variable costs per unit: Direct material $6.00 Direct manufacturing labor $1.45 Manufacturing overhead $0.85 Selling costs $2.60 Annual fixed costs $125,000 What is the operating income earned if the company sells 20,000 units?
$227,000
Blistre Company operates on a contribution margin of 30% and currently has fixed costs of $550,000. Next year, sales are projected to be $3,100,000. An advertising campaign is being evaluated that costs an additional $120,000. How much would sales have to increase to justify the additional expenditure?
$400,000
Sparkle Jewelry sells 800 units resulting in $9,000 of sales revenue, $3,000 of variable costs, and $1,500 of fixed costs. Contribution margin per unit is ________. (Round the final answer to the nearest cent.)
$7.50