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- A. $400
- B. $600
- C. $800
- D. $1,000Access Government Careers
Explanation: At break-even, fixed costs equal total contribution, so contribution margin per unit is fixed costs divided by break-even units: $80,000 ÷…
Correct answer: $400- A. 20%
- B. 10%
- C. 22%
- D. 16%
Explanation: Contribution margin percentage is contribution margin per unit divided by selling price, multiplied by 100: ($40 ÷ $200) × 100 = 20%.
Correct answer: 20%- A. $20 per unit
- B. $30 per unit
- C. $50 per unit
- D. $40 per unitHire An Accountant
Explanation: Contribution margin per unit equals total contribution margin divided by units sold: $15,000 ÷ 500 = $30 per unit.
Correct answer: $30 per unit- A. $3,000
- B. $2,000
- C. $1,000
- D. zeroTake Economics Courses
Explanation: At the break-even point, total revenue equals total costs, leaving no profit or loss. Therefore, operating income is zero.
Correct answer: zeroTake Economics Courses- A. $35,000
- B. $28,000
- C. $17,500
- D. $82,000
Explanation: Fixed cost at break-even equals contribution margin per unit multiplied by break-even units: $700 × 40 = $28,000.
Correct answer: $28,000- A. breakeven point
- B. cost point
- C. revenue point
- D. quantity point
Explanation: The break-even point is the level of sales or production at which total revenue equals total cost. At this point, operating profit is zero.
Correct answer: breakeven point- A. $2,000
- B. $5,250
- C. $4,280
- D. $3,860
Explanation: Contribution margin percentage equals contribution margin per unit divided by selling price, so selling price = $500 ÷ 25% = $2,000.
Correct answer: $2,000- A. unknown and variable
- B. known and variable
- C. unknown and constant
- D. known and constant
Explanation: Within the relevant range, selling price and variable cost per unit remain constant, while total fixed costs also remain constant.
Correct answer: known and constant- A. 60 units
- B. 30 units
- C. 50 units
- D. 70 units
Explanation: Break-even units are found by dividing total fixed costs by contribution margin per unit: $40,000 ÷ $800 = 50 units.
Correct answer: 50 units- A. 50 units
- B. 60 units
- C. 70 units
- D. 65 units
Explanation: Break-even units = fixed costs ÷ contribution margin per unit, so $30,000 ÷ $600 = 50 units. Hence, option a is correct.
Correct answer: 50 units- A. $200
- B. $400
- C. $600
- D. $800
Explanation: Contribution margin per unit equals selling price multiplied by the contribution margin percentage: $4,000 × 20% = $800.
Correct answer: $800- A. revenues
- B. sold quantity
- C. sold price
- D. bulk price
Explanation: Multiplying selling price per unit by the number of units sold gives total sales revenue.
Correct answer: revenues- A. fixed margin percentage
- B. contribution margin percentage
- C. variable margin percentage
- D. breakeven margin percentage
Explanation: Dividing contribution margin per unit by selling price gives the contribution margin percentage, also called the contribution margin…
Correct answer: contribution margin percentage- A. variable costs
- B. costs of goods sold
- C. number of units sold
- D. all of above
Explanation: For many manufacturing cost-volume-profit analyses, the number of units sold is the main driver of both revenue and unit-related costs.
Correct answer: number of units sold- A. $100,000
- B. $150,000
- C. $250,000
- D. $225,000
Explanation: Break-even revenue is calculated as fixed costs divided by the contribution margin percentage: $50,000 ÷ 20% = $250,000.
Correct answer: $250,000- A. percentage price
- B. margin price
- C. contribute price
- D. selling price
Explanation: Selling price equals contribution margin per unit divided by the contribution margin ratio or percentage.
Correct answer: selling price- A. breakeven revenue
- B. total revenue
- C. fixed revenue
- D. variable revenue
Explanation: Break-even revenue is calculated by dividing fixed cost by the contribution margin ratio or percentage.
Correct answer: breakeven revenue- A. selling margin percentage
- B. cost margin percentage
- C. discount percentage
- D. contribution margin percentage
Explanation: Contribution margin percentage measures the contribution margin per unit as a proportion of selling price, so it is calculated as…
Correct answer: contribution margin percentage- A. 17%
- B. 14%
- C. 4%
- D. 25%
Explanation: Contribution margin percentage is contribution margin per unit divided by selling price: 800 ÷ 20,000 = 0.04, or 4%.
Correct answer: 4%- A. contribution margin per unit
- B. variable margin per unit
- C. selling margin per unit
- D. sale per unit
Explanation: Selling price less variable cost per unit is the contribution margin per unit.
Correct answer: contribution margin per unit