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Understanding how costs behave is useful to management for all of the following reasons except


A) predicting customer demand
B) predicting profits as sales and production volumes change
C) estimating costs
D) changing an existing product production

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Cost behavior refers to the manner in which a cost


A) changes as the related activity changes
B) is allocated to products
C) is used in setting selling prices
D) is estimated

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Klein Company reports the following data: Klein Company reports the following data:   Determine Klein Company's operating leverage. Round your answer to two decimal places. Determine Klein Company's operating leverage. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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($980,000 - $500,000...

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The contribution margin ratio is the


A) same as the variable cost ratio
B) same as profit
C) portion of equity contributed by the stockholders
D) same as the profit-volume ratio

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The graph of a variable cost when plotted against its related activity base appears as a


A) circle
B) rectangle
C) straight line
D) curved line

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Unit variable cost does not change as the number of units of activity changes.

A) True
B) False

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Match each of the following costs of producing T-shirts with the appropriate classification (a-c). -Accounting salaries A)Variable cost B)Fixed cost C)Mixed cost

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If yearly insurance premiums are increased, this change in fixed costs will result in an increase in the break-even point.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following describes the behavior of a variable cost per unit?


A) It varies in increasing proportion with changes in the activity level.
B) It varies in decreasing proportion with changes in the activity level.
C) It remains constant with changes in the activity level.
D) It varies in direct proportion with the activity level.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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If fixed costs are $561,000 and the unit contribution margin is $8.00, the break-even point in units if variable costs are decreased by $0.50 per unit is


A) 66,000 units
B) 70,125 units
C) 74,800 units
D) 60,000 units

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A business had a margin of safety ratio of 20%, variable costs of 75% of sales, fixed costs of $240,000, a break-even point of $960,000, and operating income of $60,000 for the current year. Compute the current year's sales.

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$960,000 ÷...

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Strait Co. manufactures office furniture. During the most productive month of the year, 3,000 desks were manufactured at a total cost of $59,000. In the month of lowest production, the company made 1,125 desks at a cost of $38,000. Using the high-low method of cost estimation, total fixed costs are


A) $21,000
B) $25,400
C) $42,000
D) $13,000

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Match each of the following costs with the graph (a-e) that best portrays its cost behavior as the number of units produced and sold increases. Match each of the following costs with the graph (a-e) that best portrays its cost behavior as the number of units produced and sold increases.           -Total employer pension costs of $0.35 per direct labor hour A)Graph 1 B)Graph 2 C)Graph 3 D)Graph 4 E)Graph 5 Match each of the following costs with the graph (a-e) that best portrays its cost behavior as the number of units produced and sold increases.           -Total employer pension costs of $0.35 per direct labor hour A)Graph 1 B)Graph 2 C)Graph 3 D)Graph 4 E)Graph 5 Match each of the following costs with the graph (a-e) that best portrays its cost behavior as the number of units produced and sold increases.           -Total employer pension costs of $0.35 per direct labor hour A)Graph 1 B)Graph 2 C)Graph 3 D)Graph 4 E)Graph 5 Match each of the following costs with the graph (a-e) that best portrays its cost behavior as the number of units produced and sold increases.           -Total employer pension costs of $0.35 per direct labor hour A)Graph 1 B)Graph 2 C)Graph 3 D)Graph 4 E)Graph 5 Match each of the following costs with the graph (a-e) that best portrays its cost behavior as the number of units produced and sold increases.           -Total employer pension costs of $0.35 per direct labor hour A)Graph 1 B)Graph 2 C)Graph 3 D)Graph 4 E)Graph 5 -Total employer pension costs of $0.35 per direct labor hour A)Graph 1 B)Graph 2 C)Graph 3 D)Graph 4 E)Graph 5

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The break-even point is not as relevant in a service company as it is in a manufacturing company.

A) True
B) False

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Kaden Company's fixed costs are $46,800, the unit selling price is $42, and the unit variable costs are $24. The break-even sales (units) is


A) 2,400 units
B) 1,950 units
C) 1,114 units
D) 2,600 units

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Given the following: Variable cost as a percentage of sales = 60% Unit variable cost = $30 Fixed costs = $200,000 What is the break-even point in units?

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$30 ÷ 60% = $50 selling price
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With respect to cost-volume-profit analysis for service companies, a cost may be defined as fixed or variable, depending on the unit of analysis.

A) True
B) False

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Match each of the following costs of producing T-shirts with the appropriate classification (a-c). -Salaries of internal pattern designers A)Variable cost B)Fixed cost C)Mixed cost

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In a cost-volume-profit chart, the


A) total cost line begins at zero
B) slope of the total cost line is dependent on the fixed cost per unit
C) total cost line begins at the total fixed cost value on the vertical axis
D) total cost line normally ends at the highest sales value

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Copper Hill Inc. manufactures laser printers within a relevant range of production of 70,000 to 100,000 printers per year. The following partially completed manufacturing cost schedule has been prepared: Copper Hill Inc. manufactures laser printers within a relevant range of production of 70,000 to 100,000 printers per year. The following partially completed manufacturing cost schedule has been prepared:   Complete the preceding cost schedule, identifying each cost by the appropriate letter (a) through (o). Complete the preceding cost schedule, identifying each cost by the appropriate letter (a) through (o).

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a.$5.00 ($350,000 ÷ 70,000 printers)b.$9...

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