Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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ISBN: 9781337115773
Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 8MCQ
The contribution margin is the
- a. amount by which sales exceed total fixed cost.
- b. difference between sales and total cost.
- c. difference between sales and operating income.
- d. difference between sales and total variable cost.
- e. difference between variable cost and fixed cost.
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The formula for Contribution is
Select one:
a. Fixed cost + loss
b. Sales - Variable cost
c. Fixed cost - Profit
d. Sales + Variable cost
Contribution margin is
a.the same as sales revenue
b.the excess of sales over variable costs
c.another term for volume in the "cost-volume-profit" analysis
d.profit
The difference between total sales in dollars and total variable expenses is called:
a. net profit
b. net operating income
c. the gross margin
O d. the contribution margin
Chapter 7 Solutions
Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
Ch. 7 - Prob. 1DQCh. 7 - Describe the difference between the units sold...Ch. 7 - Define the term break-even point.Ch. 7 - Prob. 4DQCh. 7 - What is the variable cost ratio? The contribution...Ch. 7 - Prob. 6DQCh. 7 - Define the term sales mix. Give an example to...Ch. 7 - Explain how CVP analysis developed for single...Ch. 7 - Prob. 9DQCh. 7 - How does targeted profit enter into the break-even...
Ch. 7 - Explain how a change in sales mix can change a...Ch. 7 - Define the term margin of safety. Explain how it...Ch. 7 - Explain what is meant by the term operating...Ch. 7 - How can sensitivity analysis be used in...Ch. 7 - Why is a declining margin of safety over a period...Ch. 7 - If the variable cost per unit goes down,Ch. 7 - The amount of revenue required to earn a targeted...Ch. 7 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 7 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 7 - An important assumption of cost-volume-profit...Ch. 7 - The use of fixed costs to extract higher...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 7 - The contribution margin is the a. amount by which...Ch. 7 - Dartmouth Company produces a single product with a...Ch. 7 - Dartmouth Company produces a single product with a...Ch. 7 - If a companys total fixed cost decreases by...Ch. 7 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 7 - Variable Cost, Fixed Cost, Contribution Margin...Ch. 7 - Prob. 14BEACh. 7 - Variable Cost Ratio, Contribution Margin Ratio...Ch. 7 - Prob. 16BEACh. 7 - Units to Earn Target Income Head-First Company...Ch. 7 - Sales Needed to Earn Target Income Head-First...Ch. 7 - Break-Even Point in Units for a Multiple-Product...Ch. 7 - Prob. 20BEACh. 7 - Margin of Safety Head-First Company plans to sell...Ch. 7 - Degree of Operating Leverage Head-First Company...Ch. 7 - Impact of Increased Sales on Operating Income...Ch. 7 - Variable Cost, Fixed Cost, Contribution Margin...Ch. 7 - Prob. 25BEBCh. 7 - Variable Cost Ratio, Contribution Margin Ratio...Ch. 7 - Prob. 27BEBCh. 7 - Units to Earn Target Income Chillmax Company plans...Ch. 7 - Sales Needed to Earn Target Income Chillmax...Ch. 7 - Prob. 30BEBCh. 7 - Prob. 31BEBCh. 7 - Margin of Safety Chillmax Company plans to sell...Ch. 7 - Prob. 33BEBCh. 7 - Impact of Increased Sales on Operating Income...Ch. 7 - Basic Break-Even Calculations Suppose that Larimer...Ch. 7 - Price, Variable Cost per Unit, Contribution...Ch. 7 - Contribution Margin Ratio, Variable Cost Ratio,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 38ECh. 7 - Prob. 39ECh. 7 - Margin of Safety Comer Company produces and sells...Ch. 7 - Prob. 41ECh. 7 - Sales Revenue Approach, Variable Cost Ratio,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 43ECh. 7 - Cherry Blossom Products Inc. produces and sells...Ch. 7 - Prob. 45ECh. 7 - Lotts Company produces and sells one product. The...Ch. 7 - Klamath Company produces a single product. The...Ch. 7 - Margin of Safety and Operating Leverage Medina...Ch. 7 - Parker Pottery produces a line of vases and a line...Ch. 7 - Jellico Inc.s projected operating income (based on...Ch. 7 - Break-Even Units, Contribution Margin Ratio,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 52PCh. 7 - Aldovar Company produces a variety of chemicals....Ch. 7 - Basu Company produces two types of sleds for...Ch. 7 - Cost-Volume-Profit Equation, Basic Concepts,...Ch. 7 - Contribution Margin Ratio, Break-Even Sales,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 57PCh. 7 - Polaris Inc. manufactures two types of metal...Ch. 7 - Cost-Volume-Profit, Margin of Safety Victoria...Ch. 7 - Abraham Company had revenues of 830,000 last year...Ch. 7 - Prob. 61PCh. 7 - Prob. 62PCh. 7 - Prob. 63PCh. 7 - Suppose that Kicker had the following sales and...Ch. 7 - Danna Lumus, the marketing manager for a division...Ch. 7 - Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis, Single-Product...Ch. 7 - Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis, Single-Product...Ch. 7 - Prob. 3MTCCh. 7 - Prob. 4MTCCh. 7 - Sensitivity Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and...Ch. 7 - Calculate the hotels margin of safety (both in...
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- In the cost equation Y=a+bx, Y represents which of the following? A. fixed costs B. variable costs C. total costs D. units of productionarrow_forwardThe amount of a units sales price that helps to cover fixed expenses is its ____________________. A. contribution margin B. profit C. variable cost D. stepped costarrow_forwardExplain how a contribution margin income statement can be used to determine profitability.arrow_forward
- For which cost concept used in applying (he cost-plus, approach to product pricing are fixed manufacturing costs, fixed selling and administrative expenses, and desired profit allowed for in determining the markup? A. Total cost B. Product cost C. Variable cost D. Standard costarrow_forward2. Contribution margin is equal to    a. Sales - Fixed expenses    b. Sales - Selling expenses    c. Sales - Admin. expenses    d. Sales - Variable expensesarrow_forward1. The amount by which an item contributes towards covering fixed cost and providing for profit is known as:    a. gross profit    b. gross margin    c. contribution margin    d. net marginarrow_forward
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- The amount of a unit’s sales price that helps to cover fixed expenses is its ________.A. contribution marginB. profitC. variable costD. stepped costarrow_forwardThe total contribution margin is equivalent to the combined net profit and fixed costs. It can be computed also by adding sales and variable costs. a. Both statements are correct.b. Both statements are false.c. Only the first statement is correct.d. Only the second statement is correct.arrow_forward
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