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The type of information provided by managerial accounting differs from the information provided by financial accounting.

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Young Company has provided the following information:  Price per unit $40 Variable cost per unit 12 Fixed costs per month $10,000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Price per unit } & \$ 40 \\\hline \text { Variable cost per unit } & 12 \\\hline \text { Fixed costs per month } & \$ 10,000 \\\hline\end{array} Calculate the contribution margin per unit.


A) $28
B) $40
C) $52
D) $16

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Which of the following formulae is the right formula for calculating contribution margin ratio?


A) Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin + Net sales revenue
B) Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin ÷ Net sales revenue
C) Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin × Net sales revenue
D) Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin - Net sales revenue

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An increase in selling price per unit decreases the contribution margin per unit.

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The high-low method is used to:


A) determine the highest price that can be charged for a product.
B) separate mixed costs into their variable and fixed components.
C) identify the relevant and irrelevant costs of a business.
D) determine the sales level at highest capacity.

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The degree of operating leverage can be measured by:


A) dividing the contribution margin by operating income.
B) dividing the fixed costs by the sales price per unit.
C) multiplying the contribution margin to sales revenue.
D) dividing the fixed costs by contribution margin.

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Variable cost per unit, within the relevant range, will:


A) increase as production decreases.
B) decrease as production decreases.
C) remain the same as production levels change.
D) decrease as production increases.

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Venus Inc. has fixed costs of $300,000. Total costs, both fixed and variable, are $450,000 when 30,000 units are produced. Calculate the total costs if the volume increases to 60,000 units.


A) $750,000
B) $1,200,000
C) $600,000
D) $450,000

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A company's proportion of fixed costs to variable costs is called its:


A) target profit.
B) relevant range.
C) mixed cost.
D) cost structure.

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Higher fixed costs decrease the total contribution margin required to break even.

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When the selling price per unit decreases, the contribution margin per unit:


A) increases proportionately.
B) increases.
C) remains the same.
D) decreases.

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Under variable costing, fixed manufacturing overhead costs are treated as a product cost.

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Contribution margin ratio is the ratio of contribution margin to:


A) net sales revenue.
B) cost of goods sold.
C) total variable costs.
D) total fixed costs.

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Total variable costs change in direct proportion to a change in volume.

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Under variable costing, the fixed manufacturing overhead costs are classified as period costs and are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

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The operating income of Jutox Inc. is $40,000 for March using both variable costing and absorption costing. Which of the following statements must be true of Jutox for the above statement to be true?


A) The opening inventory of March was higher than the ending inventory.
B) The units produced by Jutox are more than the units sold in March.
C) The company's degree of operating leverage is below 1.
D) The beginning and ending inventories of the company were zero.

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Antique Works is owned and operated by a craftsman who makes replicas of historic firearms for museums, sportsmen, and collectors. He is currently producing 40 flintlock muskets per month. Cost data are as follows:  Price per unit $720 Variable costs per unit 470 Fixed costs per month 8,000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Price per unit } & \$ 720 \\\hline \text { Variable costs per unit } & 470 \\\hline \text { Fixed costs per month } & 8,000 \\\hline\end{array} If Antique expects to sell 40 units per month, how much is his margin of safety expressed in sales revenue?


A) $2,000
B) $3,760
C) $5,760
D) $2,760

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For the next year, Hall Company predicts the sale of 15,000 units of a product with a contribution margin of $6 per unit and 30,000 units of another product with a contribution margin of $9 per unit. The weighted-average contribution margin per unit is $8.

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Mist Company sells two products-A and B. Mist predicts that it will sell 2,500 units of A and 1,500 units of B during the next period. The unit contribution margins are $3.50 and $4.80, respectively. What is the weighted-average unit contribution margin?


A) $3.99 per product
B) $5.18 per product
C) $2.18 per product
D) $3.11 per product

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Total fixed costs can change from one relevant range to another.

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