8) Variable costs as a percentage of sales is equal to 100% minus the contribution
margin ratio.
9) For years one through five, a proposed expenditure of $250,000 for a fixed asset with
a 5-year life has expected net income of $40,000, $35,000, $25,000, $25,000, and
$25,000, respectively, and net cash flows of $90,000, $85,000, $75,000, $75,000, and
$75,000, respectively. The cash payback period is 2.5 years.
10) The fixed cost per unit varies with changes in the level of activity.
11) The expected period of time that will elapse between the date of a capital
investment and the complete recovery in cash of the amount invested is called the cash
payback period.
12) Sales to customers who use bank credit cards, such as MasterCard and VISA, are
generally treated as credit sales.
13) Bank customers are considered owners of the bank, so the bank shows their
accounts as an asset on the bank’s records.
14) Under the cash basis of accounting, expenses are recorded when paid.