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Chapter 06
Chapter 06
Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships
True/False
1. To estimate what the profit will be at various levels of activity, a manager can simply take the number
of units to be sold over the break-even point and multiply that number by the unit contribution margin.
Level: Medium LO: 1 Ans: T
2. Incremental analysis is generally the simplest and most direct approach to decision making.
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: T
5. On a CVP graph for a profitable company, the total expense line will be steeper than the total revenue
line.
Level: Medium LO: 2 Ans: F
6. If sales volume increases, and all other factors remain unchanged, the contribution margin ratio will
decrease.
Level: Medium LO: 3 Ans: F
7. The break-even point for a capital intensive, automated company will tend to be higher than for a less
capital intensive company while the margin of safety will tend to be lower.
Level: Medium LO: 5,7 Ans: T
8. An increase in the number of units sold will decrease a company’s break-even point.
Level: Medium LO: 5 Ans: F
9. Assuming that the unit contribution margin is positive, a 10% decrease in selling price will increase the
break-even point in terms of unit sales more than will a 10% increase in the variable expense.
Level: Hard LO: 5 Ans: T
10. The break-even point is the point where total contribution margin equals total variable expenses.
Level: Medium LO: 5 Ans: F
12. Two companies with the same margin of safety in dollars will also have the same total contribution
margin.
Level: Medium LO: 7 Ans: F
13. If a company has high operating leverage, then profits will be very sensitive to changes in sales.
Level: Easy LO: 8 Ans: T
14. Operating leverage will decrease as the company’s margin of safety increases.
Level: Hard LO: 7,8 Ans: T
15. The overall contribution margin ratio for a company producing three products may be obtained by
adding the contribution margin ratios for the three products and dividing the total by three.
Level: Hard LO: 9 Ans: F
Multiple Choice
16. Which of the following is correct? The break-even point occurs on the CVP graph where:
A) total profit equals total expenses.
B) total profit equals total fixed expenses.
C) total contribution margin equals total fixed expenses.
D) total variable expenses equal total contribution margin.
Level: Medium LO: 1,2 Ans: C
17. If a company decreases its total fixed expenses while increasing the variable expense per unit, the
total expense line relative to its previous position on a cost-volume-profit graph will:
A) shift upward and have a steeper slope.
B) shift upward and have a flatter slope.
C) shift downward and have a steeper slope.
D) shift downward and have a flatter slope.
Level: Medium LO: 2 Ans: C
A) A above
B) B above
C) C above
D) D above
Source: CMA, adapted
Level: Medium LO: 3,4 Ans: C
19. Mossfeet Shoe Company is a single product firm. Mossfeet is predicting that a price increase next
year will not cause unit sales to decrease. What effect would this price increase have on the following
items for next year?
A) A above
B) B above
C) C above
D) D above
Level: Medium LO: 3,5 Ans: A
22. In the middle of the year, the price of Lake Corporation’s major raw material increased by 8%. How
would this increase affect the company’s break-even point and margin of safety?
A) A above
B) B above
C) C above
D) D above
Level: Easy LO: 5,7 Ans: B
23. A $2.00 increase in a product’s variable expense per unit accompanied by a $2.00 increase in its
selling price per unit will:
A) decrease the degree of operating leverage.
B) decrease the contribution margin.
C) have no effect on the break-even volume.
D) have no effect on the contribution margin ratio.
Level: Hard LO: 5,8 Ans: C
24. The break-even point in unit sales is found by dividing total fixed expenses by:
A) the contribution margin ratio.
B) the variable expenses per unit.
C) the sales price per unit.
D) the contribution margin per unit.
Level: Easy LO: 5 Ans: D
25. Which of the following would not affect the break-even point?
A) number of units sold
B) variable expense per unit
C) total fixed expenses
D) selling price per unit
Source: CMA, adapted
Level: Medium LO: 5 Ans: A
27. To obtain the dollar sales volume necessary to attain a given target profit, which of the following
formulas should be used?
A) (Fixed expenses + Target net profit)/Total contribution margin
B) (Fixed expenses + Target net profit)/Contribution margin ratio
C) Fixed expenses/Contribution margin per unit
D) Target net profit/Contribution margin ratio
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: B
28. Salinas Corporation has a degree of operating leverage of 8. This means that a 1% change in sales
dollars at Salinas will generate an 8% change in:
A) variable expenses.
B) fixed expenses.
C) contribution margin.
D) net operating income.
Level: Medium LO: 8 Ans: D
29. In calculating the break-even point for a multi-product company, which of the following assumptions
are commonly made?
A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II, and III
Level: Easy LO: 9 Ans: D
30. The following information relates to the break-even point at Pezzo Corporation:
If Pezzo wants to generate net operating income of $12,000, what will its sales dollars have to be?
A) $132,000
B) $136,000
C) $168,000
D) $176,000
Level: Hard LO: 1,3,5,6 Ans: C
32. The “Dog Hut” hot dog stand expects the following operating results for next year:
33. The following information relates to Zinc Corporation for last year:
Sales at Zinc are expected to be $600,000 next year. Assuming no change in cost structure, this means
that net operating income for next year should be:
A) $30,000
B) $45,000
C) $50,000
D) $125,000
Level: Hard LO: 1,3,8 Ans: C
How much will be contributed to net operating income by the 1,001st unit sold?
A) $650
B) $500
C) $150
D) $0
Level: Medium LO: 1,5 Ans: C
35. Barnes Corporation expected to sell 150,000 games during the month of November. The following
budgeted data are based on that level of sales:
Barnes’ actual sales during November were 180,000 games. What should the actual net operating income
during November have been?
A) $450,000
B) $270,000
C) $420,000
D) $510,000
Source: CMA, adapted
Level: Medium LO: 1 Ans: C
36. Carver Company produces a product which sells for $40. Variable manufacturing costs are $18 per
unit. Fixed manufacturing costs are $5 per unit based on the current level of activity, and fixed selling and
administrative costs are $4 per unit. A selling commission of 15% of the selling price is paid on each unit
sold. The contribution margin per unit is:
A) $7
B) $17
C) $22
D) $16
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: D
38. Black Company’s sales are $600,000, its fixed expenses are $150,000, and its variable expenses are
60% of sales. Based on this information, the margin of safety is:
A) $90,000
B) $190,000
C) $225,000
D) $240,000
Level: Medium LO: 3,5,7 Ans: C
39. Variable expenses for Alpha Company are 40% of sales. What are sales at the break-even point,
assuming that fixed expenses total $150,000 per year:
A) $250,000
B) $375,000
C) $600,000
D) $150,000
Level: Easy LO: 3,5 Ans: A
40. Minist Company sells a single product at a selling price of $15.00 per unit. Last year, the company’s
sales revenue was $225,000 and its net operating income was $18,000. If fixed expenses totaled $72,000
for the year, the break-even point in unit sales was
A) 15,000
B) 9,900
C) 14,100
D) 12,000
Level: Hard LO: 3,5 Ans: D
41. Winger Corp. sells a product for $5 per unit. The fixed expenses are $210,000 and the unit variable
expenses are 60% of the selling price. What sales would be necessary in order for Winger Corp. to realize
a profit of 10% of sales?
A) $700,000
B) $525,000
C) $472,500
D) $420,000
Source: CPA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 3,6 Ans: A
43. Darth Company sells three products. Sales and contribution margin ratios for the three products
follow:
Given these data, the contribution margin ratio for the company as a whole would be:
A) 25%
B) 75%
C) 33.3%
D) it is impossible to determine from the given data
Level: Medium LO: 3,9 Ans: A
44. Sunnripe Company manufactures and sells two types of beach towels, standard and deluxe. Sunnripe
expects the following operating results next year for each type of towel:
Sunnripe expects to have a total of $57,600 in fixed expenses next year. What is Sunnripe’s break-even
point next year in sales dollars?
A) $72,000
B) $144,000
C) $192,000
D) $240,000
Level: Hard LO: 3,9 Ans: D
45. Cindy, Inc. sells a product for $10 per unit. The variable expenses are $6 per unit, and the fixed
expenses total $35,000 per period. By how much will net operating income change if sales are expected to
increase by $40,000?
A) $16,000 increase
B) $5,000 increase
C) $24,000 increase
D) $11,000 decrease
Level: Medium LO: 3 Ans: A
An advertising agency claims that an aggressive advertising campaign would enable the company to
increase its unit sales by 20%. What is the maximum amount that the company can pay for advertising
and obtain a net operating income of $200,000?
A) $100,000
B) $200,000
C) $300,000
D) $550,000
Source: CPA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 4,6 Ans: A
47. During last year, Thor Lab supplied hospitals with a comprehensive diagnostic kit for $120. At a
volume of 80,000 kits, Thor had fixed expenses of $1,000,000 and net operating income of $200,000.
Because of an adverse legal decision, Thor’s liability insurance expenses this year will be $1,200,000
more than they were last year. Assuming that the volume and other costs are unchanged, what should be
the sales price this year if Thor is to make the same $200,000 net operating income?
A) $120
B) $135
C) $150
D) $240
Source: CPA, adapted
Level: Medium LO: 4,6 Ans: B
48. How much will a company’s net operating income change if it undertakes an advertising campaign
given the following data:
A) $200 increase
B) $25,200 increase
C) $15,000 increase
D) $9,800 increase
Level: Hard LO: 4 Ans: D
Mr. Johnston, the marketing manager, has proposed an aggressive advertising campaign costing an
additional $50,000 that he predicts will result in a 30% unit sales increase. Assuming that Johnston’s
proposal is incorporated into the budget, what should be the increase in the budgeted net operating
income for next year?
A) $12,000
B) $22,000
C) $72,000
D) $130,000
Source: CPA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 4 Ans: B
50. Last year, variable expenses were 60% of total sales and fixed expenses were 10% of total sales. If the
company increases its selling prices by 10%, but if fixed expenses, variable costs per unit, and unit sales
remain unchanged, the effect of the increase in selling price on the company’s total contribution margin
would be:
A) a decrease of 2%
B) an increase of 5%
C) an increase of 10%
D) an increase of 25%
Source: CIMA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 4 Ans: D
51. Moruzzi Corporation is a single-product company that expects the following operating results for next
year:
How many units would Moruzzi have to sell next year to break-even?
A) 50,000
B) 200,000
C) 280,000
D) 350,000
Level: Hard LO: 5 Ans: D
54. Hollis Company sells a single product for $20 per unit. The company’s fixed expenses total $240,000
per year, and variable expenses are $12 per unit of product. The company’s break-even point is:
A) $400,000
B) $600,000
C) 20,000 units
D) 12,000 units
Level: Easy LO: 5 Ans: B
55. Darwin, Inc., sells a particular textbook for $20. Variable expenses are $14 per book. At the current
volume of 50,000 books sold per year the company is just breaking even. Given these data, the annual
fixed expenses associated with the textbook total:
A) $300,000
B) $1,000,000
C) $1,300,000
D) $700,000
Level: Medium LO: 5 Ans: A
57. Garcia Veterinary Clinic expects the following operating results next year:
58. Frank Company manufacturers a single product that has a selling price of $20.00 per unit. Fixed
expenses total $45,000 per year, and the company must sell 5,000 units to break even. If the company has
a target profit of $13,500, sales in units must be:
A) 6,000
B) 5,750
C) 6,500
D) 7,925
Level: Hard LO: 6 Ans: C
59. Spencer Company expects to sell 60,000 units next year. Variable production costs are $4 per unit,
and variable selling costs are 10% of the selling price. Fixed expenses are $115,000 per year, and the
company has set a target profit of $50,000. Based on this information, the unit selling price should be:
A) $7.00
B) $10.75
C) $7.50
D) $6.75
Level: Hard LO: 6 Ans: C
61. A product sells for $10 per unit and has variable expenses of $6 per unit. Fixed expenses total $45,000
per month. How many units of the product must be sold each month to yield a monthly profit of $15,000?
A) 6,000 units
B) 3,750 units
C) 15,000 units
D) 10,000 units
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: C
62. The Breiden Company sells rodaks for $6.00 per unit. Fixed expenses total $37,500 per month and
variable expenses are $2.00 per unit. How many rodaks must be sold each month to realize a profit before
income taxes of 15% of sales (to the nearest whole unit):
A) 9,375 units
B) 11,029 units
C) 12,097 units
D) 9,740 units
Source: CMA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 6 Ans: C
63. Chibu Corporation is a single product firm with the following cost formula for all of its costs for next
year:
Y = $225,000 + $30X
Chibu sells its product for $120 per unit. What would Chibu’s total sales dollars have to be next year in
order to generate $270,000 of net operating income?
A) $618,750
B) $660,000
C) $1,080,000
D) $1,980,000
Level: Hard LO: 6 Ans: B
64. Gamma Company has sales of $120,000, a contribution margin of $48,000, and a net operating
income of $12,000. The company’s degree of operating leverage is:
A) 2.5
B) 4.0
C) 10.0
D) 4.8
Level: Easy LO: 8 Ans: B
66. Mason Enterprises has prepared the following budget for the month of July:
Assuming that total fixed expenses will be $150,000 and the sales mix remains constant, the break-even
point would be closest to:
A) $276,008
B) $235,292
C) $294,545
D) $141,278
Source: CMA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 9 Ans: C
67. The unit contribution margins of Product X and Product Y are $10 and $9, respectively. Total fixed
expenses will be the same regardless of which product is produced and sold. Which of the following
statements will always be true:
A) Product X has a higher contribution margin ratio than Product Y.
B) if total sales are $300,000 no matter which product is sold, it is more profitable to sell Product X than
Product Y.
C) less units would be required to break even if only Product X is sold than if only Product Y is sold.
D) responses A, B, and C are all correct.
Level: Hard LO: 9 Ans: C
68. A company sells two products--J and K. The sales mix is expected to be $3.00 of sales of Product K
for every $1.00 of sales of Product J. Product J has a contribution margin ratio of 40% whereas Product K
has a contribution margin ratio of 50%. Annual fixed expenses are expected to be $120,000. The overall
break-even point for the company in dollar sales is expected to be closest to:
A) $196,000
B) $200,000
C) $253,000
D) $255,000
Source: CIMA, adapted
Level: Hard LO: 9 Ans: C
If the company sells 4,700 units, its total contribution margin should be closest to:
A) $83,600
B) $18,373
C) $89,300
D) $98,000
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: C
70. Ofarrell Corporation, a company that produces and sells a single product, has provided its
contribution format income statement for March.
If the company sells 5,400 units, its net operating income should be closest to:
A) $19,008
B) $17,600
C) $24,000
D) $34,000
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: C
71. Brees Inc., a company produces and sells a single product, has provided its contribution format
income statement for April.
If the company sells 5,800 units, its total contribution margin should be closest to:
A) $55,800
B) $52,200
C) $6,642
D) $47,000
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: B
If the company sells 5,900 units, its net operating income should be closest to:
A) $14,000
B) $10,600
C) $18,600
D) $10,972
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: A
73. Maack Corporation’s contribution margin ratio is 16% and its fixed monthly expenses are $44,000. If
the company’s sales for a month are $299,000, what is the best estimate of the company’s net operating
income? Assume that the fixed monthly expenses do not change.
A) $207,160
B) $3,840
C) $255,000
D) $47,840
Level: Easy LO: 3 Ans: B
74. Bolding Inc.’s contribution margin ratio is 61% and its fixed monthly expenses are $42,000.
Assuming that the fixed monthly expenses do not change, what is the best estimate of the company’s net
operating income in a month when sales are $126,000?
A) $76,860
B) $7,140
C) $34,860
D) $84,000
Level: Easy LO: 3 Ans: C
75. Bowe Corporation’s fixed monthly expenses are $21,000 and its contribution margin ratio is 61%.
Assuming that the fixed monthly expenses do not change, what is the best estimate of the company’s net
operating income in a month when sales are $74,000?
A) $7,860
B) $45,140
C) $24,140
D) $53,000
Level: Easy LO: 3 Ans: C
The company is currently selling 9,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $837,000 per month. The
marketing manager believes that a $16,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a
150 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net
operating income of this change?
A) increase of $1,250
B) decrease of $16,000
C) decrease of $1,250
D) increase of $17,250
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: A
77. Dybala Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
The company is currently selling 5,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $173,000 per month. The
marketing manager believes that a $6,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a
170 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net
operating income of this change?
A) increase of $1,480
B) decrease of $6,000
C) increase of $7,480
D) decrease of $1,480
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: A
Fixed expenses are $202,000 per month. The company is currently selling 2,000 units per month.
Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $18.
Since the new component would increase the features of the company’s product, the marketing manager
predicts that monthly sales would increase by 400 units. What should be the overall effect on the
company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) decrease of $47,200
B) decrease of $11,200
C) increase of $47,200
D) increase of $11,200
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
79. Salley Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Fixed expenses are $1,133,000 per month. The company is currently selling 9,000 units per month.
Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $7.
Since the new component would increase the features of the company’s product, the marketing manager
predicts that monthly sales would increase by 500 units. What should be the overall effect on the
company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) decrease of $68,500
B) decrease of $5,500
C) increase of $68,500
D) increase of $5,500
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
Fixed expenses are $106,000 per month. The company is currently selling 2,000 units per month. The
marketing manager would like to cut the selling price by $15 and increase the advertising budget by
$5,000 per month. The marketing manager predicts that these two changes would increase monthly sales
by 800 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this
change?
A) increase of $31,000
B) decrease of $31,000
C) increase of $103,000
D) increase of $1,000
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
81. Joly Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Fixed expenses are $511,000 per month. The company is currently selling 5,000 units per month. The
marketing manager would like to cut the selling price by $16 and increase the advertising budget by
$33,000 per month. The marketing manager predicts that these two changes would increase monthly sales
by 800 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this
change?
A) decrease of $59,800
B) increase of $59,800
C) increase of $130,200
D) decrease of $20,200
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
Fixed expenses are $720,000 per month. The company is currently selling 8,000 units per month. The
marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The
marketing manager has proposed a commission of $9 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept a
decrease in their salaries of $60,000 per month. (This is the company’s savings for the entire sales staff.)
The marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 100
units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) increase of $59,100
B) decrease of $121,700
C) increase of $894,300
D) decrease of $1,700
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
83. Hartung Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Fixed expenses are $147,000 per month. The company is currently selling 2,000 units per month. The
marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The
marketing manager has proposed a commission of $13 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept
a decrease in their salaries of $22,000 per month. (This is the company’s savings for the entire sales staff.)
The marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 400
units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) increase of $16,800
B) increase of $226,000
C) increase of $30,000
D) decrease of $14,000
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: C
84. Blane Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
86. Holdt Inc. produces and sells a single product. The selling price of the product is $230.00 per unit and
its variable cost is $66.70 per unit. The fixed expense is $212,290 per month. The break-even in monthly
unit sales is closest to:
A) 1,300
B) 3,183
C) 1,802
D) 923
Level: Easy LO: 5 Ans: A
87. Preyer Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
90. Sanes Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
The unit sales to attain the company’s monthly target profit of $19,000 is closest to:
A) 3,426
B) 5,833
C) 3,806
D) 2,158
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: A
91. Data concerning Cutshall Enterprises Corporation’s single product appear below:
The unit sales to attain the company’s monthly target profit of $16,000 is closest to:
A) 3,872
B) 2,320
C) 4,834
D) 4,462
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: D
92. Havely International Corporation’s only product sells for $200.00 per unit and its variable expense is
$70.00. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $390,000 per month. The unit sales to attain the
company’s monthly target profit of $10,000 is closest to:
A) 5,714
B) 3,077
C) 3,597
D) 2,000
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: B
94. The contribution margin ratio of Baginski Corporation’s only product is 53%. The company’s
monthly fixed expense is $617,980 and the company’s monthly target profit is $23,000. The dollar sales
to attain that target profit is closest to:
A) $1,166,000
B) $1,209,396
C) $339,719
D) $327,529
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: B
95. Morganti Corporation sells a product for $140 per unit. The product’s current sales are 40,700 units
and its break-even sales are 31,339 units.
What is the margin of safety in dollars?
A) $3,798,667
B) $5,698,000
C) $4,387,460
D) $1,310,540
Level: Easy LO: 7 Ans: D
96. Palomo Corporation sells a product for $170 per unit. The product’s current sales are 35,200 units and
its break-even sales are 25,344 units. The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to:
A) 72%
B) 39%
C) 28%
D) 61%
Level: Easy LO: 7 Ans: C
97. Malley Corporation has provided the following data concerning its only product:
99. The June contribution format income statement of Standrod Corporation appears below:
100. Seiersen Corporation’s contribution format income statement for February appears below:
102. Tribley Inc. has an operating leverage of 8.0. If the company’s sales increase by 19%, its net
operating income should increase by about:
A) 152.0%
B) 19.0%
C) 8.0%
D) 42.1%
Level: Easy LO: 8 Ans: A
103. Hitchens Inc. produces and sells two products. Data concerning those products for the most recent
month appear below:
The fixed expenses of the entire company were $24,010. The break-even point for the entire company is
closest to:
A) $33,817
B) $10,990
C) $34,160
D) $24,010
Level: Easy LO: 9 Ans: A
104. Macmullen Corporation produces and sells two products. Data concerning those products for the
most recent month appear below:
The fixed expenses of the entire company were $30,970. If the sales mix were to shift toward Product
D08Q with total sales remaining constant, the overall break-even point for the entire company:
A) would increase.
B) would decrease.
C) would not change.
D) could increase or decrease.
Level: Easy LO: 9 Ans: B
106. Comings Corporation produces and sells two products. In the most recent month, Product R19J had
sales of $30,000 and variable expenses of $9,000. Product O37G had sales of $34,000 and variable
expenses of $10,840. And the fixed expenses of the entire company were $35,560. If the sales mix were
to shift toward Product R19J with total sales remaining constant, the overall break-even point for the
entire company:
A) would increase.
B) would not change.
C) could increase or decrease.
D) would decrease.
Level: Easy LO: 9 Ans: D
112. If the company increases its unit sales volume by 5% without increasing its fixed expenses, then total
net operating income should be closest to:
A) $6,600
B) $184,200
C) $134,422
D) $138,600
Level: Medium LO: 1 Ans: B
115. If the company desires a net operating income of $20,000, the number of units needed to be sold is:
A) 28,500
B) 31,000
C) 31,750
D) 26,500
Level: Medium LO: 6 Ans: C
116. The sales manager is convinced that a $60,000 expenditure on advertising will increase unit sales by
fifty percent without any other increase in fixed expenses. If the sales manager is correct, the company’s
net operating income would increase by:
A) $44,000
B) $34,000
C) $30,000
D) $49,000
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: A
117. If the company wants to increase its total contribution margin by 40%, it will need to increase its
sales by about:
A) $48,840
B) $72,000
C) $50,400
D) $34,188
Level: Hard LO: 1 Ans: B
118. If the company wants its margin of safety to equal $40,000, it will need to sell about:
A) 1,158 units
B) 1,958 units
C) 2,300 units
D) 800 units
Level: Hard LO: 7 Ans: B
119. If the company’s fixed expenses decrease by 20%, the break-even point will change from its
previous level by about a:
A) 232 unit increase
B) 510 unit decrease
C) 232 unit decrease
D) 510 unit increase
Level: Hard LO: 4,5 Ans: C
Clarkson Industries produces an electronic calculator that sells for $75 per unit. Variable expenses are
$45 per unit and fixed expenses are $150,000.
141. The number of units needed to achieve a target net operating income of $20,000 is closest to:
A) 1,404 units
B) 542 units
C) 1,898 units
D) 1,361 units
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: C
The fixed expenses are $75,000 per month. The expected monthly sales of each model are: Business,
1,000 units; Math, 500 units.
142. The contribution margin ratio for the Business model is:
A) 40 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 85 percent
D) 60 percent
Level: Medium LO: 3 Ans: D
143. The break-even point for the expected sales mix is (round to nearest whole unit):
A) 833 of each
B) 1,667 Business and 833 Math
C) 1,667 of each
D) 833 Business and 1,667 Math
Level: Hard LO: 5 Ans: B
146. Assume that Coma wants to sell 20,000 gallons next year. What minimum selling price would Coma
have to charge for each gallon in order to still obtain its projected net operating income of $72,000?
A) $11.00
B) $13.50
C) $14.00
D) $14.10
Level: Hard LO: 5,6 Ans: D
149. What would be the sales at the break-even point if fixed factory overhead increases by $1,700?
A) $6,700
B) $8,400
C) $8,666
D) $9,200
Source: CPA, adapted
Level: Medium LO: 4,5 Ans: B
152. If the dollar contribution margin per unit is increased by 10% and if total fixed expense is decreased
by 20%, net operating income is expected to:
A) increase by $2,000
B) increase by $12,000
C) increase by $8,000
D) increase by $16,000
Level: Hard LO: 4 Ans: C
153. If the sales volume decreases by 25% and the variable expense per unit increases by 15%, net
operating income is expected to:
A) decrease by $19,000
B) decrease by $1,000
C) increase by $1,750
D) decrease by $15,000
Level: Hard LO: 4 Ans: A
154. If the company’s fixed expenses increased by $8,000, how many units must be sold to reach a target
net operating income of $36,000:
A) 1,400 units
B) 2,200 units
C) 2,400 units
D) 3,200 units
Level: Hard LO: 6 Ans: D
156. If sales decrease by 500 units, by how much would fixed expenses have to be reduced to maintain
current net operating income?
A) $5,000
B) $3,000
C) $1,500
D) $2,000
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
157. The company has an opportunity to secure a special order of 800 units if it is willing to drop the
selling price on these units to $9. In addition to the usual variable expenses, the costs of securing the
special order would be $1,000. The company’s regular sales would not be affected by the special order. If
the special order is accepted, the company’s overall net operating income will:
A) increase $2,400
B) increase $1,400
C) increase $2,200
D) decrease $2,200
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: B
159. How many units would the company have to sell in order to have a net operating income of $40,000?
A) 20,000 units
B) 9,000 units
C) 11,000 units
D) 7,333 units
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: C
160. At the budgeted sales level of 10,000 units, what is the company’s degree of operating leverage?
A) 10.0
B) 6.0
C) 22.5
D) 5.0
Level: Easy LO: 8 Ans: A
163. If fixed selling and administrative expenses increase by $60,000 and sales remain at the $2,000,000
level, what is the margin of safety in sales dollars:
A) $300,000
B) $200,000
C) $500,000
D) $400,000
Level: Medium LO: 7 Ans: D
165. How many units would the company have to sell in order to have a net operating income equal to 5%
of total sales dollars?
A) 18,000 units
B) 20,000 units
C) 15,333 units
D) 14,286 units
Level: Hard LO: 7 Ans: A
166. The break-even in sales dollars for the expected sales mix is closest to:
A) $140,000
B) $85,000
C) $107,000
D) $98,000
Level: Medium LO: 9 Ans: D
167. If the expected monthly sales in units were divided equally between the two models (900 Standard
and 900 Deluxe), the break-even level of sales would be:
A) the same as with the expected sales mix.
B) higher than with the expected sales mix.
C) lower than with the expected sales mix.
D) cannot be determined with the available data.
Level: Medium LO: 9 Ans: B
168. If the company sells 5,900 units, its total contribution margin should be closest to:
A) $148,000
B) $128,800
C) $135,700
D) $21,493
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: C
170. If the company sells 2,600 units, its total contribution margin should be closest to:
A) $107,100
B) $117,000
C) $31,290
D) $130,500
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: B
171. If the company sells 2,500 units, its net operating income should be closest to:
A) $34,900
B) $16,900
C) $3,700
D) $30,086
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: B
173. If the company sells 3,900 units, its net operating income should be closest to:
A) $15,800
B) $21,600
C) $19,000
D) $16,654
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans: C
Fixed expenses are $716,000 per month. The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month.
Consider each of the following questions independently.
174. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Bohlen Corporation.
Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager believes that a $20,000
increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 180 unit increase in monthly sales. What
should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) decrease of $5,920
B) increase of $5,920
C) decrease of $20,000
D) increase of $25,920
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: B
175. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Bohlen Corporation.
Refer to the original data when answering this question. Management is considering using a new
component that would increase the unit variable cost by $8. Since the new component would increase the
features of the company’s product, the marketing manager predicts that monthly sales would increase by
400 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this
change?
A) increase of $54,400
B) decrease of $54,400
C) decrease of $6,400
D) increase of $6,400
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: D
177. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Bohlen Corporation.
Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager would like to introduce
sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a commission
of $16 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept a decrease in their salaries of $84,000 per
month. (This is the company’s savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager predicts that
introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 600 units. What should be the overall
effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) increase of $74,400
B) increase of $64,800
C) decrease of $103,200
D) increase of $928,800
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: B
The company is currently selling 4,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $166,000 per month.
Consider each of the following questions independently.
178. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Marchman
Corporation. Refer to the original data when answering this question. Management is considering using a
new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $2. Since the new component would
increase the features of the company’s product, the marketing manager predicts that monthly sales would
increase by 200 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income
of this change?
A) decrease of $9,200
B) increase of $1,200
C) decrease of $1,200
D) increase of $9,200
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: B
180. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Marchman
Corporation. Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager would like
to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a
commission of $8 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept a decrease in their salaries of
$27,000 per month. (This is the company’s savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager
predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 100 units. What should be
the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) decrease of $1,000
B) decrease of $55,000
C) increase of $26,200
D) increase of $191,000
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: A
181. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Marchman
Corporation. Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager would like
to cut the selling price by $7 and increase the advertising budget by $11,000 per month. The marketing
manager predicts that these two changes would increase monthly sales by 800 units. What should be the
overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) increase of $21,800
B) decrease of $21,800
C) increase of $79,400
D) decrease of $6,200
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: D
The company is currently selling 8,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $406,000 per month.
Consider each of the following questions independently.
183. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Boenisch
Corporation. Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager believes
that a $10,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 170 unit increase in monthly
sales. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) increase of $1,560
B) increase of $11,560
C) decrease of $1,560
D) decrease of $10,000
Level: Easy LO: 4 Ans: A
184. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Boenisch
Corporation. Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager would like
to cut the selling price by $12 and increase the advertising budget by $30,000 per month. The marketing
manager predicts that these two changes would increase monthly sales by 1,800 units. What should be the
overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) decrease of $25,200
B) increase of $254,400
C) increase of $70,800
D) decrease of $70,800
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: A
185. This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Boenisch
Corporation. Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager would like
to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a
commission of $16 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept a decrease in their salaries of
$102,000 per month. (This is the company’s savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager
predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 700 units. What should be
the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change?
A) decrease of $193,600
B) increase of $554,400
C) increase of $90,800
D) increase of $10,400
Level: Medium LO: 4 Ans: D
192. Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $12,000. The unit sales to attain that target profit is
closest to:
A) 3,242
B) 4,912
C) 9,535
D) 5,896
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: B
193. Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $14,000. The dollar sales to attain that target profit is
closest to:
A) $326,180
B) $593,248
C) $494,212
D) $959,353
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: C
194. Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $5,000. The unit sales to attain that target profit is
closest to:
A) 5,496
B) 2,198
C) 3,786
D) 3,664
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: D
195. Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $8,000. The dollar sales to attain that target profit is
closest to:
A) $288,800
B) $497,378
C) $481,333
D) $722,000
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: C
196. Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $14,000. The unit sales to attain that target profit is
closest to:
A) 3,084
B) 4,469
C) 5,833
D) 9,947
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: B
197. Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $15,000. The dollar sales to attain that target profit is
closest to:
A) $371,040
B) $537,739
C) $701,894
D) $1,196,903
Level: Easy LO: 6 Ans: B
203. If the company’s sales increase by 10%, its net operating income should increase by about:
A) 10.00%
B) 10.64%
C) 34.60%
D) 93.98%
Level: Easy LO: 8 Ans: C LO: 8
206. The break-even point for the entire company is closest to:
A) $43,557
B) $26,570
C) $22,430
D) $45,680
Level: Easy LO: 9 Ans: A
207. If the sales mix were to shift toward Product M06M with total sales remaining constant, the overall
break-even point for the entire company:
A) would increase.
B) could increase or decrease.
C) would not change.
D) would decrease.
Level: Medium LO: 9 Ans: D
208. The break-even point for the entire company is closest to:
A) $70,050
B) $64,130
C) $34,630
D) $42,370
Level: Easy LO: 9 Ans: B
Essay
210. Baker Company has a product that sells for $20 per unit. The variable expenses are $12 per unit, and
fixed expenses total $30,000 per year.
Required:
(a.) What is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?
(b.) What is the contribution margin ratio for the product?
(c.) If total sales increase by $20,000 and fixed expenses remain unchanged, by how much would net
operating income be expected to increase?
(d.) The marketing manager wants to increase advertising by $6,000 per year. How many additional units
would have to be sold to increase overall net operating income by $2,000?
Level: Medium LO: 1,3,4
Ans:
(a.) At the break-even, the total contribution margin equals total fixed expenses. Therefore, the total
contribution margin would be $30,000.
The company’s market research department has recommended an introductory selling price of $30 per
unit for the new product. The annual fixed selling and administrative expenses of the new product are
$500,000. The variable selling and administrative expenses are $2 per unit regardless of how the new
product is manufactured.
Required:
(a.) Calculate the break-even point in units if Candice Corporation uses the:
(1.) capital-intensive manufacturing method.
(2.) labor-intensive manufacturing method.
(b.) Determine the unit sales volume at which the net operating income is the same for the two
manufacturing methods.
(c.) Assuming sales of 250,000 units, what is the degree of operating leverage if the company uses the:
(1.) capital-intensive manufacturing method.
(2.) labor-intensive manufacturing method.
(d.) What is your recommendation to management concerning which manufacturing method should be
used?
Level: Hard LO: 1,4,5,8
Ans: a.
(1.) Capital-intensive:
(2.) Labor-intensive:
Labor-intensive:
(c.)
(1.) Capital-intensive:
(2.) Labor-intensive:
(d.) The decision hinges upon the expected sales of the new product. If management is confident that
sales will be in excess of 311,111 units, then the capital-intensive method should be used. If sales are
likely to fall below this number, then the labor-intensive method should be used. Management should also
be aware that net operating income will be more volatile with the capital-intensive method since it has
higher operating leverage.
212. Delphi Company has developed a new product that will be marketed for the first time during the next
fiscal year. Although the Marketing Department estimates that 35,000 units could be sold at $36 per unit,
Delphi’s management has allocated only enough manufacturing capacity to produce a maximum of
25,000 units of the new product annually. The fixed expenses associated with the new product are
budgeted at $450,000 for the year. The variable expenses of the new product are $16 per unit.
Required:
(a.) How many units of the new product must Delphi sell during the next fiscal year in order to break even
on the product?
(b.) What is the profit Delphi would earn on the new product if all of the manufacturing capacity allocated
by management is used and the product is sold for $36 per unit?
(b.)
Or,
214. Zoran Corporation manufactures and sells a single product; cordless telephones. Zoran is considering
upgrading its current manufacturing facilities with more modern equipment. Relevant cost data under the
current facility and the upgraded facility is provided below:
Under either system, Zoran will sell the cordless phones for $125 per phone.
Required:
(a.) What is the break-even point (in number of phones) of each option?
(b.) At what level of sales (in number of phones) will it start being more profitable for Zoran to have the
upgraded facilities?
Level: Hard LO: 4,5
Ans:
(a.)
Current:
($43,000 + $12,000) ($125 – $20 – $18 – $34 – $5) = 1,146 phones (rounded)
Upgraded:
($160,000 + $12,000) ($125 – $20 – $10 – $24 – $5) = 2,606 phones (rounded)
215. Penury Company offers two products. At present, the following represents the usual results of a
month’s operations:
Required:
(a.) Find the break-even point in terms of dollars.
(b.) Find the margin of safety in terms of dollars.
(c.) The company is considering decreasing product K’s unit sales to 80,000 and increasing product L’s
unit sales to 180,000, leaving unchanged the selling price per unit, variable expense per unit, and total
fixed expenses. Would you advise adopting this plan?
(d.) Refer to (c) above. Under the new plan, find the break-even point in terms of dollars.
(e.) Under the new plan in (c) above, find the margin of safety in terms of dollars.
Level: Medium LO: 5,7,9
Ans:
216. Lobo, International has two divisions, Manufacturing and Retail which had the following operating
results over the last two years:
Assume that the cost structure in each division above did not change over the two years. Use the high-low
method as needed to estimate variable and fixed expenses.
Required:
(a.) Calculate the break-even point in sales dollars for each division.
(b.) Calculate the degree of operating leverage for the Manufacturing Division for each year.
Level: Hard LO: 5,8
217. Buentello Corporation produces and sells a single product. The company’s contribution format
income statement for January appears below:
Required:
Redo the company’s contribution format income statement assuming that the company sells 1,600 units.
Level: Easy LO: 1 Ans:
Required:
Redo the company’s contribution format income statement assuming that the company sells 3,400 units.
Level: Easy LO: 1
Ans:
219. Marano Corporation produces and sells a single product. In October, the company sold 6,200 units.
Its total sales were $223,200, its total variable expenses were $105,400, and its total fixed expenses were
$100,400.
Required:
(a.) Construct the company’s contribution format income statement for October in good form.
(b.) Redo the company’s contribution format income statement assuming that the company sells 6,400
units.
Level: Easy LO: 1
Ans:
221. Bianchini Corporation’s contribution margin ratio is 58% and its fixed monthly expenses are
$94,000. Assume that the company’s sales for May are expected to be $178,000.
Required:
Estimate the company’s net operating income for May. Assume that the fixed monthly expenses do not
change. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 3
Ans:
222. The management of Pacubas Corporation expects sales in July to be $121,000. The company’s
contribution margin ratio is 64% and its fixed monthly expenses are $40,000.
Required:
Estimate the company’s net operating income for July. Assume that the fixed monthly expenses do not
change. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 3
223. Gaskey Inc. expects its sales in February to be $173,000. The company’s contribution margin ratio is
58% and its fixed monthly expenses are $94,000.
Required:
Estimate the company’s net operating income for February. Assume that the fixed monthly expenses do
not change. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 3
Ans:
224. Larita Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Fixed expenses are $243,000 per month. The company is currently selling 2,000 units per month.
Required:
The marketing manager believes that a $28,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result
in a 180 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net
operating income of this change? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Ans:
Fixed expenses are $991,000 per month. The company is currently selling 8,000 units per month.
Required:
The marketing manager believes that a $23,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result
in a 190 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net
operating income of this change? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Ans:
226. Wrobbel Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear
below:
Fixed expenses are $307,000 per month. The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month.
Required:
Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $2.
Since the new component would improve the company’s product, the marketing manager predicts that
monthly sales would increase by 200 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly
net operating income of this change if fixed expenses are unaffected? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Ans:
Since fixed expenses are not affected by this change, the change in net operating income will be equal to
the change in total contribution margin.
Fixed expenses are $1,024,000 per month. The company is currently selling 8,000 units per month.
Required:
Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $6.
Since the new component would improve the company’s product, the marketing manager predicts that
monthly sales would increase by 300 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly
net operating income of this change if fixed expenses are unaffected? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Ans:
Since fixed expenses are not affected by this change, the change in net operating income will be equal to
the change in total contribution margin.
228. Grable Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Fixed expenses are $628,000 per month. The company is currently selling 5,000 units per month.
Required:
The marketing manager would like to cut the selling price by $18 and increase the advertising budget by
$45,000 per month. The marketing manager predicts that these two changes would increase monthly sales
by 800 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this
change? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Fixed expenses are $190,000 per month. The company is currently selling 4,000 units per month.
Required:
The marketing manager would like to cut the selling price by $12 and increase the advertising budget by
$11,100 per month. The marketing manager predicts that these two changes would increase monthly sales
by 1,500 units. What should be the overall effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this
change? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Ans:
Fixed expenses are $1,131,000 per month. The company is currently selling 7,000 units per month.
Required:
The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The
marketing manager has proposed a commission of $20 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept
an overall decrease in their salaries of $117,000 per month. The marketing manager predicts that
introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 400 units. What should be the overall
effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
Ans:
Fixed expenses are $753,000 per month. The company is currently selling 8,000 units per month.
Required:
The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The
marketing manager has proposed a commission of $11 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept
an overall decrease in their salaries of $73,000 per month. The marketing manager predicts that
introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 300 units. What should be the overall
effect on the company’s monthly net operating income of this change? Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 4
232. Hirz Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Required:
Determine the monthly break-even in either unit or total dollar sales. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 5
Ans:
233. Shauer, Inc., produces and sells a single product whose selling price is $150.00 per unit and whose
variable expense is $33.00 per unit. The company’s fixed expense is $436,410 per month.
Required:
Determine the monthly break-even in either unit or total dollar sales. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 5
Ans:
234. Buccheri Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear
below:
Required:
Determine the monthly break-even in unit sales. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 5
Ans:
235. Torbert, Inc., produces and sells a single product. The product sells for $190.00 per unit and its
variable expense is $72.20 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $353,400.
Required:
Determine the monthly break-even in unit sales. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 5
Ans:
236. Pultz Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Required:
Determine the monthly break-even in total dollar sales. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 5
237. Maddaloni International, Inc., produces and sells a single product. The product sells for $160.00 per
unit and its variable expense is $46.40 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $219,248.
Required:
Determine the monthly break-even in total dollar sales. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 5
Ans:
238. Gauani Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Required:
(a.) Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $21,600. Determine the unit sales to attain that target
profit. Show your work!
(b.) Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $54,000. Determine the dollar sales to attain that
target profit. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 6
Ans:
239. Liest Corporation produces and sells a single product whose selling price is $100.00 per unit and
whose variable expense is $48.00 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $244,400.
Required:
(a.) Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $5,200. Determine the unit sales to attain that target
profit. Show your work!
(b.) Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $26,000. Determine the dollar sales to attain that
target profit. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 6
Ans:
(a.) Unit sales to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit)/Unit contribution margin =
($244,400 + $5,200)/$52.00 = 4,800
(b.) Total sales dollars to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit)/CM ratio = ($244,400 +
$26,000)/0.52 = $520,000
240. Lopp Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Required:
Assume the company’s monthly target profit is $38,280. Determine the unit sales to attain that target
profit. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 6
Ans:
Unit sales to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit)/Unit contribution margin = ($612,480
+ $38,280)/$127.60 = 5,100
Unit sales to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit)/Unit contribution margin = ($537,600
+ $13,440)/$134.40 = 4,100
242. Alcina Corporation produces and sells a single product whose contribution margin ratio is 80%. The
company’s monthly fixed expense is $576,000 and the company’s monthly target profit is $43,200.
Required:
Determine the dollar sales to attain the company’s target profit. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 6
Ans:
Total sales dollars to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit)/CM ratio = ($576,000 +
$43,200)/0.80 = $774,000
243. The contribution margin ratio of Donath Corporation’s only product is 65%. The company’s
monthly fixed expense is $573,300 and the company’s monthly target profit is $9,100.
Required:
Determine the dollar sales to attain the company’s target profit. Show your work!
Level: Easy LO: 6
Ans:
Total sales dollars to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit)/CM ratio = ($573,300 +
$9,100)/0.65 = $896,000
244. Xiong Corporation makes a product that sells for $130 per unit. The product’s current sales are
14,000 units and its break-even sales are 10,220 units.
Required:
Compute the margin of safety in both dollars and as a percentage of sales.
Level: Easy LO: 7
Ans:
246. Brower Inc. has provided the following data concerning its only product:
Required:
Compute the margin of safety in both dollars and as a percentage of sales.
Level: Easy LO: 7
Ans:
247. Mahaxay Corporation has provided its contribution format income statement for April.
Required:
(a.) Compute the degree of operating leverage to two decimal places.
(b.) Using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the percentage change in net operating income that
should result from a 9% increase in sales.
Level: Easy LO: 8
Ans:
(a.) Degree of operating leverage = Contribution margin/Net operating income= $72,000/$8,400 = 8.57
(b.) Percent increase in net operating income = Percent increase in sales x Degree of operating leverage =
9% x 8.57 = 77.13%
Required:
(a.) Compute the degree of operating leverage to two decimal places.
(b.) Using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the percentage change in net operating income that
should result from a 1% increase in sales.
Level: Easy LO: 8
Ans:
(a.) Degree of operating leverage = Contribution margin/Net operating income= $141,000/$31,800 = 4.43
(b.) Percent increase in net operating income = Percent increase in sales x Degree of operating leverage=
1% x 4.43 = 4.43%
249. In the most recent month, Shoemaker Corporation’s total contribution margin was $29,600 and its
net operating income $3,000.
Required:
(a.) Compute the degree of operating leverage to two decimal places.
(b.) Using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the percentage change in net operating income that
should result from a 10% increase in sales.
Level: Easy LO: 8
Ans:
(a.) Degree of operating leverage = Contribution margin/Net operating income= $29,600/$3,000 = 9.87
(b.) Percent increase in net operating income = Percent increase in sales x Degree of operating leverage=
10% x 9.87 = 98.70%
250. Crumbley Inc. produces and sells two products. Data concerning those products for the most recent
month appear below:
Since Product W43J’s CM ratio is less than Product P24R’s, a shift in the sales mix toward Product W43J
will result in an increase in the company’s overall break-even point.
251. Hargenrader Inc. produces and sells two products. During the most recent month, Product P02S’s
sales were $24,000 and its variable expenses were $7,920. Product O50U’s sales were $41,000 and its
variable expenses were $14,180. The company’s fixed expenses were $40,350.
Required:
(a.) Determine the overall break-even point for the company. Show your work!
(b.) If the sales mix shifts toward Product P02S with no change in total sales, what will happen to the
break-even point for the company? Explain.
Level: Easy LO: 9
Ans:
Since Product P02S’s CM ratio is greater than Product O50U’s, a shift in the sales mix toward Product
P02S will result in a decrease in the company’s overall break-even point.