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15. What does sensitivity analysis refers to?
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 a.  | 
 control.  | 
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 b.  | 
 what-if situations.  | 
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 c.  | 
 variable costs only.  | 
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 d.  | 
 fixed costs only.  | 
Cheesy Company
The Company is considering the introduction of a new product with the following price and cost characteristics
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 Sales price  | 
 $150 each  | 
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 Variable cost  | 
 $60 each  | 
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 Fixed cost  | 
 $135,000 per year  | 
The company expects to sell 2,000 units for the year.
16. Refer Cheesy Company. How many units must be sold to break even?
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 a.  | 
 900  | 
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 b.  | 
 2,250  | 
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 c.  | 
 2,000  | 
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 d.  | 
 1,500  | 
17. What effect could an increase (investment) in fixed costs have on the break-even point and the contribution margin?
Break-even Point Contribution Margin
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 a.  | 
 Increase Increase  | 
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 b.  | 
 Increase Decrease  | 
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 c.  | 
 Decrease Increase  | 
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 d.  | 
 Decrease Decrease  | 
18. Calculate margin of safety using the following assumptions:
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 Sales Price per unit  | 
 $500  | 
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 Variable cost per unit  | 
 $300  | 
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 Fixed Costs in total  | 
 $200,000  | 
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 Actual Sales Volume  | 
 1,750 units  | 
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 a.  | 
 1,000 units  | 
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 b.  | 
 $500,000  | 
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 c.  | 
 1,750 units  | 
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 d.  | 
 750 units  | 
19. Which of the following is a typical cost structure for home builders?
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 a.  | 
 high fixed costs relative to variable costs.  | 
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 b.  | 
 high variable costs relative to fixed costs.  | 
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 c.  | 
 high profits relative to total costs.  | 
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 d.  | 
 None of the answers is correct.  | 
| Q 15 | ||||||||
| Correct answer is | ||||||||
| c. | what-if situations. | |||||||
| Q 16 | S.P | $ 150 | ||||||
| V.C | $ 60 | |||||||
| Contribution margin per unit | $ 90 | |||||||
| Fixed cost (per year) | $ 135,000 | |||||||
| Breakeven units = | Fixed cost (per year) | |||||||
| Contribution margin per unit | ||||||||
| Breakeven units = | $ 135,000 | |||||||
| $ 90 | ||||||||
| Breakeven units = | 1,500 | Units | ||||||
| Correct answer is d.) 1500 units | ||||||||
| Q 17 | Correct answer is | |||||||
| Break-even Point | Contribution Margin | |||||||
| b) | Increase | Decrease | ||||||
| Reason : | Break even point is directly proportional to Fixed costs & inversely proportional to Contribution marin per unit | |||||||
| Overall margin decreases with increase in costs | ||||||||
| Q 18 | S.P | $ 500 | ||||||
| V.C | $ 300 | |||||||
| Contribution margin per unit | $ 200 | |||||||
| Fixed cost (per year) | $ 200,000 | |||||||
| Breakeven units = | Fixed cost (per year) | |||||||
| Contribution margin per unit | ||||||||
| Breakeven units = | $ 200,000 | |||||||
| $ 200 | ||||||||
| Breakeven units = | 1,000 | units | ||||||
| Actual Sales units= | 1,750 | units | ||||||
| Margin of safety= | Actual sales(units)-Breakeven units | |||||||
| Margin of safety= | 750 | units | ||||||
| Correct answer is d.) 750 units | ||||||||
| Q 19 | Correct answer is | |||||||
| b) high variable costs relative to fixed costs. | ||||||||
| Reason: As home builders have salaries to workers as their fixed costs | ||||||||
| But construction of home requires land and other materials which constitute major part of costs. | ||||||||
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