Accounting 303: HW 4

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AAA company sells three items: A, B, and C. A B C Unit price $100 $80 $190 Unit variable cost $40 $40 $90 The sales mix proportion in units is 5:3:2 for each product. The fixed cost is $1,000. How many units must this company sell at the breakeven point? A.17 B.21 C.19 D.15

17

During the current year, OutlyTech Corp. expected to sell 24,000 telephone switches. Fixed costs for the year were expected to be $12,144,000, the unit sales price was budgeted at $3,200, and unit variable costs were budgeted at $1,440. OutlyTech's margin of safety (MOS) in units is : A. 18,270 B. 22,190 C. 16,970 D. 17,100

17100

Stylish Sitting is a retailer of office chairs located in San Francisco, California. Due to increased market competition, the CFO of Stylish Sitting has grown worried about the firm's upcoming income stream. The CFO asked you to use the company financial information provided below. Sales price $75.00 Per-unit variable costs Invoice cost 41.70 Sales commissions 18.30 Total per unit variable costs $60.00 Total annual fixed costs: Advertising $56,000 Rent 78,000 Salaries 226,000 Total annual fixed costs $360,000 The annual breakeven point, in dollar sales, is: A. $1,500,000 B. $1,100,000 C. $1,800,000 D. $1,300,000

1800000

AAA company sells two items: A and B. A B Total Units sold 100 200 300 Sales 500 400 900 Variable costs 200 100 300 Fixed costs 300 What is the overall unit contribution margin of this company? A.3 B.6 C.2 D.1.5

2

AAA company produces and sells only one product. The unit variable costs, fixed costs, and the breakeven point in units for AAA company is $15, $8,500, and 500, respectively. What is the price of the product? A. $ 32 B. $ 15 C. $ 10 D. $ 17

32

Staley Co. manufactures computer monitors. The following is a summary of its basic cost and revenue data: Per Unit Percent Sales price $480 100 Variable costs 312 65 Unit contribution margin $168 35 Assume that Staley Co. is currently selling 600 computer monitors per month and monthly fixed costs are $80,000. What is Staley Co.'s degree of operating leverage (DOL) at this sales volume (i.e., at 600 units)? A. 5.0 B. 4.8 C. 5.1 D. 5.6

4.8

Framing House, Inc. produces and sells picture frames. Variable costs are expected to be $17 per frame; fixed costs for the year are expected to total $130,000. The budgeted selling price is $25 per frame. The sales dollars required to make a before-tax profit of $20,000 for Framing House would be: A. $476,350 B. $406,150 C. $412,050 D. $468,750

468750

Kelvin Co. produces and sells socks. Variable costs are budgeted at $4 per pair, and fixed costs for the year are expected to total $90,000. The selling price is expected to be $6 per pair. The sales units required for Kelvin Co. to make an after-tax profit of $15,000, given an income tax rate of 40%, are: A. 60,000 units. B. 57,500 units. C. 56,500 units. D. 65,661units.

57500

AAA company produces two different types of desk, D-10 and D-35, with an annual fixed cost of $6,000. Price and unit variable cost for D-10 is $100 and $20, and price and unit variable cost for D-35 is $200 and $40 for D-35. How much is AAA's breakeven point in dollars if the expected sales mix in units is 75% for D-10 and 25% for D-35? A. $ 7,500 B. $ 9,000 C. $ 8,000 D. $ 8,500

7500

AAA company sells two items: A and B. A B Total Units sold 100 200 300 Sales 500 400 900 Variable costs 200 100 300 Fixed costs 300 How many units of A and B should be sold to achieve BEP? A. A = 100 units, B = 10 units B. A = 50 units, B = 100 units C. A = 100 units, B = 50 units D. A = 10 units, B = 100 units

A = 50 units, B = 100 units

At the breakeven point, total fixed cost is: A. Equal to the contribution margin per unit (CM). B. Equal to the total contribution margin (CM). C. More than the total contribution margin (CM). D. Less than the total contribution margin (CM).

Equal to the total contribution margin (CM).

The degree of operating leverage is relatively constant in amount as sales volume changes for most firms. T/Fan

False

Calculating the margin of safety (MOS) measure will help a firm answer which of the following questions? A. Will we break even? B. How much will profits change if sales change? C. Are we using our debt wisely? D. How much revenue can we lose before we drop below the breakeven point?

How much revenue can we lose before we drop below the breakeven point?

From a strategic management perspective, the primary reason a firm performs CVP analysis is to find the level of sales that: A. Will allow the firm to compete in a marketplace. B. Will just cover all fixed costs. C. Produces a desired (or targeted) level of profit for the firm. D. Reduces the threat of bankruptcy.

Produces a desired (or targeted) level of profit for the firm.

CVP analysis with multiple products assumes that sales will continue at the same mix of products, expressed in either sales units or sales dollars. This assumption is essential, because a change in the product mix will probably change: A. The weighted-average contribution margin. B. The average sales price per unit. C. The total fixed cost. D. The average variable cost per unit.

The weighted-average contribution margin

Income taxes have the following effect on the breakeven point (BEP) calculation: A. They may increase or decrease the BEP, depending on the cost structure of the organization. B. They generally increase the BEP. C. They have no effect on the BEP. D. They generally decrease the BEP.

They have no effect on the BEP.

A capital-intensive company will have a higher break-even point than a less capital-intensive company with the same sales. T/F

True

All other things the same, a reduction in the variable costs per unit will decrease the break-even point. T/F

True

AAA Corporation sells a single product. If the selling price and the unit variable cost both increase by 10% and fixed costs do not change, then: A. Unit CM increases, and BEP in units does not change. B. Unit CM decreases, and BEP in units increases. C. Unit CM does not change, and BEP in units does not change. D. Unit CM increases, and BEP in units decreases.

Unit CM increases, and BEP in units decreases.

Breakeven analysis assumes that __________________________ over the relevant range. A. fixed costs are nonlinear B. unit variable costs vary C. total costs are linear D. selling prices are not fixed

total costs are linear


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