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1. Cost behavior refers to the manner in which a cost changes as a related activity changes.
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2. Activities that cause costs to change are called activity bases.
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3. The variable cost per unit remains constant with changes in the level of activity.
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4. Monthly rent on a factory building is an example of a fixed cost.
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True
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5. Direct materials cost is an example of a fixed cost of production.
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False
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6. The relevant range is useful for analyzing cost behavior for management decision-making purposes.
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True
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False
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7. The range of activity over which changes in cost are of interest to management is called the relevant range.
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True
b.
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8. Total fixed costs remain constant as the level of activity changes within the relevant range.
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9. The graph of the variable costs when plotted against the activity level appears as a line parallel to horizontal axis.
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True
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False
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10. Fixed costs are costs that vary in total dollar amount as the level of activity changes.
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True
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11. A production supervisor’s salary that does not vary with the number of units produced is an example of a fixed cost.
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True
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12. Variable costs are costs that vary on a per-unit basis as the level of manufacturing activity changes.
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True
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13. Variable costs are costs that vary in total in direct proportion to changes in the activity level.
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14. Variable costs are costs that remain constant in total with changes in the activity level.
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15. Direct materials and direct labor costs are examples of variable costs of production.
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16. Variable cost per unit remains the same regardless of activity level.
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17. A mixed cost has characteristics of both a variable cost and a fixed cost.
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18. Rental charges of $60,000 per year plus $2 for each machine hour over 15,000 hours is an example of a fixed cost.
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19. A rental cost of $40,000 plus $0.50 per machine hour of use is an example of a mixed cost.
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True
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20. The fixed cost per unit varies with changes in the level of activity.
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True
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False
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21. For purpose of analysis, mixed costs can generally be separated into their variable and fixed components.
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True
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False
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22. The contribution margin ratio is the same as the variable cost ratio.
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True
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23. Variable costs as a percentage of sales is equal to 100% minus the contribution margin ratio.
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24. If sales total $2,000,000, fixed costs total $600,000, and variable costs are 60% of the sales, the contribution margin
ratio is 40%.
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25. If sales total $1,000,000, fixed costs total $200,000, and variable costs are 55% of the sales, the contribution margin
ratio is 55%.
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26. If sales total $5,000,000, fixed costs total $400,000, and variable costs are 2,750,000, the contribution margin ratio is
45%.
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False
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27. The unit contribution margin is the dollars available from each unit of sales to cover fixed cost and provide operating
income.
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True
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False
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28. The ratio that indicates the percentage of each sales dollar available to cover the fixed costs and to provide operating
income is termed as contribution margin ratio.
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False
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29. The break-even point (in units) is calculated by dividing the total estimated fixed costs by the net sales of a period.
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30. The point in operations at which revenues and expenses are exactly equal is called the break-even point.
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False
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31. Break-even analysis is a type of cost-volume-profit analysis.
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32. A change in fixed costs as a result of increase in the property tax rates will increase the break-even point.
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True
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False
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33. A change in fixed costs as a result of increase in yearly insurance premium will decrease the break-even point.
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True
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False
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34. If employees accept a wage contract that decreases the unit contribution margin, the break-even point will decrease.
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True
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False
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35. If direct materials cost per unit increases, the break-even point will increase.
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True
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False
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36. If direct materials cost per unit decreases, the break-even point will increase.
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37. If direct materials cost per unit decreases, the amount of sales necessary to earn a desired amount of profit will
decrease.
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True
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False
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38. If fixed costs are $300,000 and variable costs are 70% of break-even sales, profit is zero when sales revenue is
$1,000,000.
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True
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False
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39. If fixed costs are $850,000 and the unit contribution margin is $50, profit is zero when 15,000 units are sold.
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True
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False
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40. If fixed costs are $220,000 and the unit contribution margin is $25, the sales necessary to earn an operating income of
$30,000 are 10,000 units.
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False
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41. If fixed costs are $450,000 and the unit contribution margin is $50, the sales necessary to earn an operating income of
$30,000 are 14,000 units.
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True
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False
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