Questions
1. List the 3 main types of costs and describe their cost behavior in terms of...

1. List the 3 main types of costs and describe their cost behavior in terms of (a) Total Cost, and (b) Unit Cost.
2. When do you use the high-low method? What is the formula for the high-low method?
3. Describe in your own words the concept of contribution margin.
4. What is the formula to calculate Break Even Point in Units?
5. What is the formula to calculate Break Even Point in Dollars?
6. If a company’s goal is to make a profit, why do we calculate break even point first? What is the importance of break even point?
7. What is sensitivity analysis?
8. What are 3 ways in that CVP analysis can be used by managers to make decisions?
9. How does variable costing differ from absorption costing?
10. If units produced = units sold, is the net income under variable costing or absorption costing greater?
11. If units produced> units sold, is the net income under variable costing or absorption costing greater?
12. If units produced< units sold, is the net income under variable costing or absorption costing greater?

In: Accounting

XYZ Industries purchased a new asset on March 31, 2020. The cost of the asset was...

XYZ Industries purchased a new asset on March 31, 2020. The cost of the asset was 140,000, with an estimated useful life of 8 years, and a salvage value of $15,000. XYZ uses the sum-of-the-years-digits method to depreciate the asset.

What is the book value of the asset on December 31, 2022?

67,709

72,291

None of the other answer choices is correct.

118,299

67,083

65,973

72,917

21,701

74,027

In: Accounting

Dog Up! Franks is looking at a new sausage system with an installed cost of $312,000....

Dog Up! Franks is looking at a new sausage system with an installed cost of $312,000. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's 8-year life, at the end of which the sausage system can be scrapped for $48,000. The sausage system will save the firm $96,000 per year in pretax operating costs, and the system requires an initial investment in net working capital of $22,400. Required: If the tax rate is 33 percent and the discount rate is 9 percent, what is the NPV of this project?

In: Finance

Contribution margin is:       A.    the excess of sales revenue over variable cost       B.    another...

  1. Contribution margin is:

      A.    the excess of sales revenue over variable cost

      B.    another term for volume in the "cost-volume-profit" analysis

      C.    profit

      D.    the same as sales revenue

  1. Salim’s fixed costs are RM41, 500, the variable cost is RM12 per unit. If Salim sells the product for RM22 per unit, the breakeven point is:

      A.    4,150 units

      B.    8,300 units

      C.    2,075 units

      D.    6,225 units

  1. The fixed costs of Juara Co. are RM500, 000 and the unit contribution margin is RM40. If the fixed costs are increased by RM80,000, what is the break-even point?

      A.    14,500                                   

      B.    12,500

      C.    8,333                                     

      D.    9,667

  1. The followings are underlying assumptions of CVP analysis EXCEPT:

A.          the changes in the activity are the only factors that affect costs

B.    the costs classifications are reasonably accurate

C.    the beginning inventory is larger than ending inventory

D.     sales mix is constant

  1. Fatt Choo Sdn Bhd’s sales are RM820, 000, variable costs are 62% of sales, and operating income is RM260, 000, what is the contribution margin ratio?

A.    53.1%                                    

B.    38%

      C.    62%                                       

D.    32%

  1. If fixed costs are RM500, 000 and the unit contribution margin is RM12, what amount of units must be sold in order to realize an operating income of RM100, 000?

A.    5,000                                     

B.    41,667

C.    50,000                                   

D.    58,333

  1. If sales, variable costs and operating income are RM400, 000, RM200, 000 and RM100,000 respectively, what is the contribution margin ratio?
  1. 75%
  2. 50%
  3. 25%
  4. 0%

  1. Titian Bhd had a contribution margin of RM300, 000 and a contribution margin ratio of 20%, what is the total variable cost?
  1. RM1,500,000
  2. RM1,200,000
  3. RM240,000
  4. RM60,000

  1. Zaza West Sdn Bhd reported the following data in its Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income:

Unit sold                                          8,000     

Sales revenue                                     RM9,600,000

            Variable costs                                  RM6,000,000

Fixed cost                                RM2,600,000

If the company desired to earn a target net profit of RM1,270,000, it would have to sell:

  1. 5,778 units
  2.   8,600 units
  3.   10,160 units
  4.   11,908 units

In: Accounting

In an effort to determine the cost of air conditioning, a resident in College Station,TX, recorded...

In an effort to determine the cost of air conditioning, a resident in College Station,TX, recorded daily values of the variables

Tavg = mean temperature

Kwh = electricity consumption

for the period from September 19 through November 4.

tavg kwh tavg kwh tavg kwh tavg kwh

77.5 45 77.5 55 68 50 75 41

80 73 79 57 66.5 37 75.5 51

78 43 80 68 69 43 71.5 34

78.5 61 79 73 70.5 42 63 19

77.5 52 76 57 63 25 60 19

83 56 76 51 64 31 64 30

83.5 70 75.5 55 64.5 31 62.5 23

81.5 69 79.5 56 65 32 63.5 35

75.5 53 78.5 72 66.5 35 73.5 29

69.5 51 82 73 67 32 68 55

70 39 71.5 69 66.5 34 77.5 56

73.5 55 70 38 67.5 35

(a) Give and interpret a 98% confidence interval for ?.

(b) Give and interpret a 90% confidence interval for ?1.

(c) Give and interpret a 90% interval for the average electrify consumption for days that are 79 degrees Fahrenheit.

(d) Tomorrow it is supposed to be an average of 67 degrees Fahrenheit in College Station, TX. Predict tomorrow's electricity consumption using a 90% interval.

(e) Run an appropriate hypothesis test to determine if there is statistically significant evidence that the average electricity consumption changes with the mean daily temperature.

In: Statistics and Probability

Draw the graph for a monopoly with demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost curves. Identify the...

Draw the graph for a monopoly with demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost curves. Identify the profit-maximizing output level (Qm) and price (Pm). Suppose the monopolist sells Qm units of output at the regular price and then puts the product on sale at a lower price, Ps. Show the new price and quantity. Identify the consumer surplus of the additional sales. What happens to the firm’s profits and Does price discrimination lead to a more efficient or less efficient outcome? Why or why not?

In: Economics

1. Given the following information: a. Parent sells Sub inventory with a cost of $45,000 for...

1. Given the following information: a. Parent sells Sub inventory with a cost of $45,000 for $55,000. Sub then sells this inventory to outsiders for $70,000. b. Parent sells Sub inventory with a cost of $15,000 for $20,000, which remains on hand in Sub’s ending inventory.

a.Calculate unrealized profits .

b.Pass eliminating entry in both the cases:

1.Parent sells to Sub and Sub to Outsider

2. Parent sells to Sub, but Sub not yet to Outsider

c.How would it effect Parents gross profit and Sub’s inventory?

In: Accounting

The mean cost of domestic airfares in the United States rose to an all-time high of...

The mean cost of domestic airfares in the United States rose to an all-time high of $385 per ticket (Bureau of Transportation Statistics website, November 2, 2012 ). Airfares were based on the total ticket value, which consisted of the price charged by the airlines plus any additional taxes and fees. Assume domestic airfares are normally distributed with a standard deviation of $110.

a. What is the probability that a domestic airfare is $550 or more (to 4 decimals)?

b. What is the probability that a domestic airfare is $250 or less (to 4 decimals)?

c. What if the probability that a domestic airfare is between $300 and $500 (to 4 decimals)?

d. What is the cost for the 3% highest domestic airfares? (rounded to nearest dollar)

In: Statistics and Probability

A manufacturing company allows employees to purchase, at cost, manufacturing materials such as metal and lumber,...

A manufacturing company allows employees to purchase, at cost, manufacturing materials such as metal and lumber, for personal use. To purchase materials for personal use, an employee must complete a materials requisition form which then must be approved by the employee's immediate supervisor. The assistant cost accountant then charges the employee an amount based on the manufacturing company's net purchase cost.

An employee, who happens to be the assistant cost accountant, is in the process of replacing a deck on his home and has requisitioned lumber for personal use, which has been approved in accordance with company policy. In computing the cost of the lumber, the employee (the assistant cost accountant) reviewed all the purchase invoices for the past year. The employee then used the lowest price to compute the amount due for the company for the lumber.

Discuss whether this is a good company policy, include if there are proper internal controls in place. Discuss if the assistant cost accountant behaved in an ethical way. Discuss if there should be any type of corrective action. How should the company management handle this situation? Feel free to share any situations that sound similar in the real world.

In: Accounting

A small monopoly manufacturer of widgets has a constant marginal cost of ​$15 . The demand...

A small monopoly manufacturer of widgets has a constant marginal cost of ​$15 . The demand for this​ firm's widgets is Q equals 105 minus 1 P . Given the above​ information, compute the social cost of this​ firm's monopoly power. The social cost is ​$ . ​ (Round your response to the nearest​ penny.)

In: Economics