Saint Vincent College of Cabuyao

Brgy. Mamatid, City of Cabuyao, Laguna

Cost- Volume Profit Analysis

Prelim Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. CVP analysis can be used to study the effect of:

A. changes in selling prices on a company's profitability.
B. changes in variable costs on a company's profitability.
C. changes in fixed costs on a company's profitability.
D. changes in product sales mix on a company's profitability.
E. all of the above.

2. The break-even point is that level of activity where:

A. total revenue equals total cost.
B. variable cost equals fixed cost.
C. total contribution margin equals the sum of variable cost plus fixed cost.
D. sales revenue equals total variable cost.
E. profit is greater than zero.

3. The unit contribution margin is calculated as the difference between:

A. selling price and fixed cost per unit.
B. selling price and variable cost per unit.
C. selling price and product cost per unit.
D. fixed cost per unit and variable cost per unit.
E. fixed cost per unit and product cost per unit.

4. Which of the following would produce the largest increase in the contribution margin per unit?
A. A 7% increase in selling price.
B. A 15% decrease in selling price.
C. A 14% increase in variable cost.
D. A 17% decrease in fixed cost.
E. A 23% increase in the number of units sold.

5. Which of the following would take place if a company were able to reduce its variable cost per
unit?
Contribution Break-even
Margin Point
A. Increase Increase
B. Increase Decrease
C. Decrease Increase
D. Decrease Decrease
 E. Increase No effect

6. Which of the following would take place if a company experienced an increase in fixed costs?
A. Net income would increase.
B. The break-even point would increase.
C. The contribution margin would increase.
D. The contribution margin would decrease.
E. More than one of the above events would occur.

7. Assuming no change in sales volume, an increase in a firm's per-unit contribution margin would:
A. increase net income.
B. decrease net income.
C. have no effect on net income.
D. increase fixed costs.
E. decrease fixed costs.

8. A company that desires to lower its break-even point should strive to:
A. decrease selling prices.
B. reduce variable costs.
C. increase fixed costs.
D. sell more units.
E. pursue more than one of the above actions.

9. A company has fixed costs of $900 and a per-unit contribution margin of $3. Which of the
following statements is (are) true?
A. Each unit "contributes" $3 toward covering the fixed costs of $900.
B. The situation described is not possible and there must be an error.
C. Once the break-even point is reached, the company will make money at the rate of $3 per
unit.
D. The firm will definitely lose money in this situation.
E. Statements "A" and "C" are true

10. Sanderson sells a single product for $50 that has a variable cost of $30. Fixed costs amount to $5
per unit when anticipated sales targets are met. If the company sells one unit in excess of its
break-even volume, the bottom-line profit will be:
A. $15.
B. $20.
C. $50.
D. an amount that cannot be derived based on the information presented.
E. an amount other than those in choices "A," "B," and "C" but one that can be derived based on
the information presented.

11. At a volume of 15,000 units, Boston reported sales revenues of $600,000, variable costs of
$225,000, and fixed costs of $120,000. The company's contribution margin per unit is:
A. $17.
B. $25.
C. $47.
D. $55.
E. an amount other than those above.
 12. A recent income statement of Banks Corporation reported the following data:

Sales revenue $8,000,000

Variable costs 5,000,000
Fixed costs 2,200,000

If these data are based on the sale of 20,000 units, the contribution margin per unit would be:
A. $40.
B. $150.
C. $290.
D. $360.
E. an amount other than those above.

13. A recent income statement of Fox Corporation reported the following data:

Sales revenue $3,600,000

Variable costs 1,600,000
Fixed costs 1,000,000

If these data are based on the sale of 10,000 units, the break-even point would be:
A. 2,000 units.
B. 2,778 units.
C. 3,600 units.
D. 5,000 units.
E. an amount other than those above.

14. A recent income statement of Yale Corporation reported the following data:

Sales revenue $2,500,000

Variable costs 1,500,000
Fixed costs 800,000

If these data are based on the sale of 5,000 units, the break-even sales would be:
A. $2,000,000.
B. $2,206,000.
C. $2,500,000.
D. $10,000,000.
E. an amount other than those above.

15. Lawton, Inc., sells a single product for $12. Variable costs are $8 per unit and fixed costs total
$360,000 at a volume level of 60,000 units. Assuming that fixed costs do not change, Lawton's
break-even point would be:
A. 30,000 units.
B. 45,000 units.
C. 90,000 units.
D. negative because the company loses $2 on every unit sold.
E. a positive amount other than those given above.

16. Green, Inc., sells a single product for $20. Variable costs are $8 per unit and fixed costs total
$120,000 at a volume level of 5,000 units. Assuming that fixed costs do not change, Green's break-even
sales would be:
A. $160,000.
B. $200,000.
C. $300,000.
D. $480,000.
E. an amount other than those above.

17. Orion recently reported sales revenues of $800,000, a total contribution margin of $300,000, and
fixed costs of $180,000. If sales volume amounted to 10,000 units, the company's variable cost
per unit must have been:
A. $12.
B. $32.
C. $50.
D. $92.
E. an amount other than those above.

18. Strand has a break-even point of 120,000 units. If the firm's sole product sells for $40 and fixed
costs total $480,000, the variable cost per unit must be:
A. $4.
B. $36.
C. $44.
D. an amount that cannot be derived based on the information presented.
E. an amount other than those in choices "A," "B," and "C" but one that can be derived based on
the information presented.

19. Ribco Co., makes and sells only one product. The unit contribution margin is $6 and the break-
even point in unit sales is 24,000. The company's fixed costs are:
A. $4,000.
B. $14,400.
C. $40,000.
D. $144,000.
E. an amount other than those above.

20. The contribution-margin ratio is:

A. the difference between the selling price and the variable cost per unit.
B. fixed cost per unit divided by variable cost per unit.
C. variable cost per unit divided by the selling price.
D. unit contribution margin divided by the selling price.
E. unit contribution margin divided by fixed cost per unit.

21. At a volume level of 500,000 units, Sullivan reported the following information:

Sales price $60

Variable cost per unit 20
 Fixed cost per unit 4

The company's contribution-margin ratio is:

A. 0.33.
B. 0.40.
C. 0.60.
D. 0.67.
E. an amount other than those above.

22. Which of the following expressions can be used to calculate the break-even point with the
contribution-margin ratio (CMR)?
A. CMR ÷ fixed costs.
B. CMR x fixed costs.
C. Fixed costs ÷ CMR.
D. (Fixed costs + variable costs) x CMR.
E. (Sales revenue - variable costs) ÷ CMR.

Use the following to answer questions 23-30:

C o s t - V o lu m e - P r o f it G ra p h A
$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0

H G
8 0 ,0 0 0 B

6 0 ,0 0 0 E

4 0 ,0 0 0 C

D
2 0 ,0 0 0

0 1 ,0 0 0 2 ,0 0 0 3 ,0 0 0 4 ,0 0 0 5 ,0 0 0 U n it s

23. Line A is the:

A. total revenue line.
B. fixed cost line.
C. variable cost line.
D. total cost line.
E. profit line.

24. Line C represents the level of:

A. fixed cost.
B. variable cost.
 C. semivariable cost.
D. total cost.
E. mixed cost.

25. The slope of line A is equal to the:

A. fixed cost per unit.
B. selling price per unit.
C. profit per unit.
D. semivariable cost per unit.
E. unit contribution margin.

26. The slope of line B is equal to the:

A. fixed cost per unit.
B. selling price per unit.
C. variable cost per unit.
D. profit per unit.
E. unit contribution margin.

27. The vertical distance between the total cost line and the total revenue line represents:
A. fixed cost.
B. variable cost.
C. profit or loss at that volume.
D. semivariable cost.
E. the safety margin.

28. Assume that the firm whose cost structure is depicted in the figure expects to produce a loss for
the upcoming period. The loss would be shown on the graph:
A. by the area immediately above the break-even point.
B. by the area immediately below the total cost line.
C. by the area diagonally to the right of the break-even point.
D. by the area diagonally to the left of the break-even point.
E. in some other area not mentioned above.

29. At a given sales volume, the vertical distance between the fixed cost line and the total cost line
represents:
A. fixed cost.
B. variable cost.
C. profit or loss at that volume.
D. semivariable cost.
E. the safety margin.

30. Assume that the firm whose cost structure is depicted in the figure expects to produce a profit for
the upcoming accounting period. The profit would be shown on the graph by the letter:
A. D.
B. E.
C. F.
D. G.
E. H.
Use the following to answer questions 31-32:
P r o f it - V o lu m e G r a p h

$ 4 0 ,0 0 0 A

2 0 ,0 0 0

0
2 ,0 0 0 4 ,0 0 0 6 ,0 0 0 U n it s

2 0 ,0 0 0

4 0 ,0 0 0

6 0 ,0 0 0

31. Line A is the:

A. fixed cost line.
B. variable cost line.
C. total cost line.
D. total revenue line.
E. profit line.

32. The triangular area between the horizontal axis and Line A, to the right of 4,000, represents:
A. fixed cost.
B. variable cost.
C. profit.
D. loss.
E. sales revenue.

33. A recent income statement of Oslo Corporation reported the following data:

Units sold 8,000

Sales revenue $7,200,000
Variable costs 4,000,000
Fixed costs 1,600,000

If the company desired to earn a target net profit of $480,000, it would have to sell:
A. 1,200 units.
B. 2,800 units.
C. 4,000 units.
D. 5,200 units.
E. an amount other than those above.

34. Yellow, Inc., sells a single product for $10. Variable costs are $4 per unit and fixed costs total
$120,000 at a volume level of 10,000 units. What dollar sales level would Yellow have to
 achieve to earn a target net profit of $240,000?
A. $400,000.
B. $500,000.
C. $600,000.
D. $750,000.
E. $900,000.

Use the following to answer questions 35-37:

Archie sells a single product for $50. Variable costs are 60% of the selling price, and the company has
fixed costs that amount to $400,000. Current sales total 16,000 units.

35. Archie:
A. will break-even by selling 8,000 units.
B. will break-even by selling 13,333 units.
C. will break-even by selling 20,000 units.
D. will break-even by selling 1,000,000 units.
E. cannot break-even because it loses money on every unit sold.

36. Each unit that the company sells will:

A. increase overall profitability by $20.
B. increase overall profitability by $30.
C. increase overall profitability by $50.
D. increase overall profitability by some other amount.
E. decrease overall profitability by $5.

37.In order to produce a target profit of $22,000, Archie's dollar sales must total:
A. $8,440.
B. $21,100.
C. $1,000,000.
D. $1,055,000.
E. an amount other than those above.

38. The difference between budgeted sales revenue and break-even sales revenue is the:
A. contribution margin.
B. contribution-margin ratio.
C. safety margin.
D. target net profit.
E. operating leverage.

39. Maxie's budget for the upcoming year revealed the following figures:

Sales revenue $840,000

Contribution margin 504,000
Net income 54,000

If the company's break-even sales total $750,000, Maxie's safety margin would be:
A. $(90,000).
B. $90,000.
C. $246,000.
 D. $336,000.
E. $696,000.

40. If a company desires to increase its safety margin, it should:

A. increase fixed costs.
B. decrease the contribution margin.
C. decrease selling prices, assuming the price change will have no effect on demand.
D. stimulate sales volume.
E. attempt to raise the break-even point.

41. Dana sells a single product at $20 per unit. The firm's most recent income statement revealed
unit sales of 100,000, variable costs of $800,000, and fixed costs of $400,000. If a $4 drop in selling
price will boost unit sales volume by 20%, the company will experience:
A. no change in profit because a 20% drop in sales price is balanced by a 20% increase in
volume.
B. an $80,000 drop in profitability.
C. a $240,000 drop in profitability.
D. a $400,000 drop in profitability.
E. a change in profitability other than those above.

42. Grimes is studying the profitability of a change in operation and has gathered the following
information:

Current Anticipated
Operation Operation
Fixed costs $38,000 $48,000
Selling price $16 $22
Variable cost $10 $12
Sales (units) 9,000 6,000

Should Grimes make the change?

A. Yes, the company will be better off by $6,000.
B. No, because sales will drop by 3,000 units.
C. No, because the company will be worse off by $4,000.
D. No, because the company will be worse off by $22,000.
E. It is impossible to judge because additional information is needed.

43. Gleason sells a single product at $14 per unit. The firm's most recent income statement revealed
unit sales of 80,000, variable costs of $800,000, and fixed costs of $560,000. Management
believes that a $3 drop in selling price will boost unit sales volume by 20%. Which of the
following correctly depicts how these two changes will affect the company's break-even point?
Drop in Increase in
Sales Price Sales Volume
A. Increase Increase
B. Increase Decrease
C. Increase No effect
D. Decrease Increase
E. Decrease Decrease

44. All other things being equal, a company that sells multiple products should attempt to structure its
sales mix so the greatest portion of the mix is composed of those products with the highest:
A. selling price.
B. variable cost.
C. contribution margin.
D. fixed cost.
E. gross margin.

45. O'Dell sells three products: R, S, and T. Budgeted information for the upcoming accounting
period follows.

Product Sales Volume (Units) Selling Price Variable Cost

R 16,000 $14 $9
S 12,000 10 6
T 52,000 11 8

The company's weighted-average unit contribution margin is:

A. $3.00.
B. $3.55.
C. $4.00.
D. $19.35.
E. an amount other than those above.

46. Wells Corporation has the following sales mix for its three products: A, 20%; B, 35%; and C,
45%. Fixed costs total $400,000 and the weighted-average contribution margin is $100. How
many units of product A must be sold to break-even?
A. 800.
B. 4,000.
C. 20,000.
D. An amount other than those above.
E. Cannot be determined based on the information presented.

Use the following to answer questions 47-50:

Lamar & Co., makes and sells two types of shoes, Plain and Fancy. Data concerning these products are
as follows:

Plain Fancy
Unit selling price $20.00 $35.00
Variable cost per unit 12.00 24.50

Sixty percent of the unit sales are Plain, and annual fixed expenses are $45,000.

47. The weighted-average unit contribution margin is:

A. $4.80.
B. $9.00.
C. $9.25.
D. $17.00.
E. an amount other than those above.
48. Assuming that the sales mix remains constant, the total number of units that the company must
sell to break even is:
A. 2,432.
B. 2,647.
C. 4,737.
D. 5,000.
E. an amount other than those above.

49. Assuming that the sales mix remains constant, the number of units of Plain that the company
must sell to break even is:
A. 2,000.
B. 3,000.
C. 3,375.
D. 5,000.
E. 5,625.

50. Assuming that the sales mix remains constant, the number of units of Fancy that the company
must sell to break even is:
A. 2,000.
B. 3,000.
C. 3,375.
D. 5,000.
E. 5,625.