This set of 28 questions, taken from prior examinations, covers topics
in Chapters 6, 7, and 9.
The purpose of sample multiple choice questions is to acquaint you
with the style and substance of typical exam questions on this
material.
Please be aware that:
multiple choice format questions are only one of many resources
available to prepare for testing events reading textbook chapters
and working through chapter examples, studying the end-ofchapter
review problem and accompanying solution, and reviewing assigned
homework items and the published solutions may be more powerful
methods to increase your understanding of the topics covered in the
course.
the exam questions used this quarter will be similar but different
from these example questions understanding the main concepts in each
chapter is critical to success on the testing events; remembering a
sample question may be of some help but the format of questions on the
same topic often differs rendering memory a distant second choice to
understanding.
The Questions:
Part 1
Use the following to answer questions 12:
Donnelly Corporation manufactures and sells Tshirts imprinted with
college names and slogans. Last year, the shirts sold for $7.50 each,
and the variable expense was $2.25 per unit.
The company needed to sell 20,000 shirts to break even. The net
operating income last year was $8,400. Donnelly’s expectations for the
coming year include the following:
* The selling price of the Tshirts will be $9.00.
* Variable expenses will increase by one third.
* Fixed expenses will increase by 10 percent.
1. The number of Tshirts Donnelly Corporation must sell to
break even in the coming year is:
A) 17,500. B) 20,000. C) 22,000. D) 19,250.
2. If Donnelly Corporation wishes to earn $22,500 in net
operating income for the coming year, the company’s sales volume in
dollars must be:
A) $229,500. B) $213,750. C) $257,625. D)
$207,000.
7. Assume a company sells a single product. If Q equals the
level of output, P is the selling price per unit, V is the variable
expense per unit, and F is the fixed expense, then the breakeven
point in sales dollars is:
A) F/[(PV)/P]. B) F/[Q(PV)/P]. C) F/(PV). D)
F/[Q(PV)].
18. The contribution margin ratio is 30% for the Honeyville
Company and the breakeven point in sales is $150,000. If the
company’s target net operating income is $60,000, sales would have to
be:
A) $210,000. B) $350,000. C) $250,000. D)
$200,000.
Use the following to answer questions 2728:
Jackson Company’s operating results for last year are given below:
27. If the company’s fixed expenses decrease by 20% next year,
the breakeven point will change from its previous level by:
A) 150 unit increase. C) 150 unit decrease.
B) no change in the breakeven point. D) 360 unit
decrease.
28. If the company wants to increase its total contribution
margin by 40% over last year, it will need to increase its sales by:
A) $26,400. B) $38,400. C) $24,960. D) $17,160.
29. Korn Company sells two products, as follows:
Fixed expenses total $300,000 annually. The expected sales
mix in units is 60% for product Y and 40% for product Z. How much is
Korn’s expected breakeven sales in dollars?
A) $300,000 B) $475,000 C) $544,000 D) $420,000
31. At a sales level of $190,000, Bliss Company’s gross margin
is $15,000 less than its contribution margin, its net operating income
is $30,000, and its selling and administrative expense is $70,000. At
this sales level, its contribution margin would be:
A) $115,000. B) $ 85,000. C) $160,000. D)
$100,000.
Part 2
Use the following to answer questions 911:
Janos Company, which has only one product, has provided the following
data concerning its most recent month of operations:
The company produces the same number of units every month, although
the sales in units vary from month to month. The company’s variable
costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to
month.
9. What is the net operating income for the month under
absorption costing?
A) $12,200 B) $8,800 C) $24,800 D) $1,700
10. What is the net operating income for the month under
variable costing?
A) $24,800 B) $1,700 C) $12,200 D) $8,800
11. What is the unit product cost for the month under