Exam 6: How Is Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Used for Decision Making

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Exhibit 6-6 Sauer Company sells folding chairs for $40.00 per unit.Variable cost is $15.00 per unit.Each chair requires 4 direct labor hours and 2 machine hours to produce. -Refer to Exhibit 6-6.Which of the following is the correct contribution margin per direct labor hour?

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A company makes four products.If it sells everything it produces and is only constrained by finding enough skilled labor,then its goal should be to maximize the contribution margin per labor-hour.

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Exhibit 6-1 Larimer Company has monthly fixed costs totaling $90,000 and variable costs of $5 per unit.Each unit of product is sold for $20. -Refer to Exhibit 6-1.Assume that Larimer Company expects to sell 11,000 units of product this coming month.What is the margin of safety in units?

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Which of the following companies would most likely have a high operating leverage?

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Exhibit 6-5 Estrada Incorporated produces two different products with the following monthly data. Charcoal Gas Total Barbecues Barbecues Selling price per unit \ 150 \ 600 Variable cost per unit \ 60 \ 360 Expected unit sales 1,400 600 2,000 Sales mix 70\% 30\% 100\% Fixed costs \ 180,000 -Refer to Exhibit 6-5.What would be the operating profit if total fixed costs increase 10 percent?

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Exhibit 6-2 Victor Company makes a single product.The company has monthly fixed costs totaling $200,000 and variable costs of $20 per unit.Each unit of product is sold for $35.Brevard expects to sell 25,000 units each month. -Refer to Exhibit 6-2.What is the monthly operating profit?

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Exhibit 6-4 Sanchez Company produces two different remote control products with the following monthly data for the most recent month: Plane Boat Total Selling price per unit \ 300 \ 100 Variable cost per unit \ 240 \ 60 Expected unit sales 28,000 7,000 35,000 Sales mix 80\% 20\% 100\% Fixed costs \ 1,400,000 -Refer to Exhibit 6-4.If the sales mix shifts to 50 percent planes and 50 percent boats,what happens to the weighted average contribution margin per unit?

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The break-even point is the number of units or sales dollars that must be sold to achieve zero profit.

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Exhibit 6-5 Estrada Incorporated produces two different products with the following monthly data. Charcoal Gas Total Barbecues Barbecues Selling price per unit \ 150 \ 600 Variable cost per unit \ 60 \ 360 Expected unit sales 1,400 600 2,000 Sales mix 70\% 30\% 100\% Fixed costs \ 180,000 -Refer to Exhibit 6-5.What would be the operating profit if the Charcoal Barbecue sales price decreases 20 percent?

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Sensitivity analysis is also called "what-if analysis."

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Exhibit 6-4 Sanchez Company produces two different remote control products with the following monthly data for the most recent month: Plane Boat Total Selling price per unit \ 300 \ 100 Variable cost per unit \ 240 \ 60 Expected unit sales 28,000 7,000 35,000 Sales mix 80\% 20\% 100\% Fixed costs \ 1,400,000 -Refer to Exhibit 6-4.Assume the sales mix remains the same at all levels of sales. How many units in total must be sold to earn a monthly profit of $504,000?

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Exhibit 6-1 Larimer Company has monthly fixed costs totaling $90,000 and variable costs of $5 per unit.Each unit of product is sold for $20. -Refer to Exhibit 6-1.How many units must be sold to earn a monthly profit of $135,000?

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Exhibit 6-5 Estrada Incorporated produces two different products with the following monthly data. Charcoal Gas Total Barbecues Barbecues Selling price per unit \ 150 \ 600 Variable cost per unit \ 60 \ 360 Expected unit sales 1,400 600 2,000 Sales mix 70\% 30\% 100\% Fixed costs \ 180,000 -Refer to Exhibit 6-5.What is the operating profit?

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Huston Company has annual fixed costs totaling $3,000,000 and variable costs of $450 per unit.Each unit of product is sold for $850.Assume a tax rate of 30 percent.How many units must be sold to earn an annual profit of $210,000 after taxes?

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Which of the following companies would be most likely to use the break-even point expressed in units?

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When a company that produces multiple products faces a constraint in areas such as labor hours or machine hours,managers often prefer to maximize the contribution margin per unit of constraint.

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The weighted average contribution margin ratio is calculated by taking total contribution margin divided by total sales.

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All of the following are assumptions required to perform break-even and target profit calculations except:

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Exhibit 6-1 Larimer Company has monthly fixed costs totaling $90,000 and variable costs of $5 per unit.Each unit of product is sold for $20. -Refer to Exhibit 6-1.What is the break-even point in units?

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Firms with high operating leverage tend to make more from increasing sales than similar firms with low operating leverage.

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