Exam 2: Cost Behavior, Operating Leverage, and Profitability Analysis

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The higher the magnitude of a company's operating leverage,the more benefit the company will receive from a given percentage increase in revenue.

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Select the correct statement from the following.

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Select the incorrect statement regarding cost s

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What is an activity base,and how does the activity base relate to a variable cost?

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How is operating leverage related to cost s

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Contribution margin income statements for two competing companies are provided below: Revenue Less variable costts Contribution margin Less fixed costs Net income Yin Company \ 750,000 300,000 \ 450,000 405,000 \ 45,000 Yang Company \ 750,000 525,000 \ 225,000 180,000 \ 45,000 Required: 1)Show each company's cost s

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The following income statement is provided for Vargas,Inc. Sales reverue (2,500 urits \ 60 per urit) \ 150,000 Cost of goods sold (varable; 2,500 urits \times\ 20 per urit) (50,000) Cost of goods sold (fived) (8,000) Gross margin 92,000 Admiristrative salaries (42,000) Depreciation (10,000) Supplies (2500 units \times\ 4 per urit) (10,000) Net income \ 30,000 What is this company's magnitude of operating leverage?

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How does total variable cost respond when volume increases?

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Which of the following costs typically include both fixed and variable components?

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As activity increases,the fixed cost per unit increases while the variable cost per unit remains constant.

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Assume that the management of Dairy Deli wants to expand operations. To help evaluate the risks involved in opening an additional store, the company president wants to know the amount of fixed cost a new store will likely incur. Management uses the regression method to analyze the company’s mixed costs. In terms of interpreting the results:

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Assuming that cost behavior did not change over the two-year period,what is the amount of the company's variable cost of goods sold per unit?

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The following income statement is provided for Grant,Inc. Sales revenue (1,500(a, \ 30 per unit) Variable costs (1,500@\ 14 per unit) Fixed costs Net income \ 55,000 21,000 16,000 \ 8,000 What is this company's magnitude of operating leverage?

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Larry's Lawn Care incurs significant gasoline costs.This cost would be classified as a variable cost if the total gasoline cost:

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Select the correct statement regarding fixed costs.

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Based on the following cost data,items labeled (a)and (b)in the table below are which of the following amounts,respectively? Number of units: 1,500 3,000 Total cost: Vanable \ 7,500 \ 15,000 Fixed \ 6,000 \ 6,000 Cost per unit: Vanable \ 5 (a) Fixed \ 4 (b)

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Variable costs will become fixed outside the relevant range.

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Income statements for three companies are provided below: Sales (20 urits) Less variable costs Less fixed costs Net income Company A \1 ,000 600 200 \2 00 Company B \1 ,000 300 500 \2 00 Company C \1 ,000 - 800 \2 00 Required: (a)Prepare new income statements for the firms assuming each sells one additional unit (i.e.each firm sells 21 units) (b)Briefly describe the effect of cost s

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Assuming that cost behavior did not change over the two-year period,what is Li Company's contribution margin in Year 2?

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A cost that is considered variable for one activity base may be considered fixed for a different activity base.

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