ACCT 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Income Statement

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amethysthyena724

16 Jun 2020

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Irvine Valley College

Department

Accounting

Course

ACCT 1B

Professor

Seilo

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Cost behavior analysis: study of how costs respond to changes in level of activity. Knowing this helps management decide between alternative courses of action. Has to be correlation between change in level of activity and change in cost. Once an appropriate activity level is selected it is possible to classify the behavior of cost into 3 categories: variable: vary proportionately with activity eg dm, dl, gasoline for airline. Remain same per unit of activity, change in total as activity increases. Labor intensive companies have a lot of variable costs. Fixed costs: same in total regardless of activity level. Fixed costs per unit will vary inversely with activity. The trend today is to have more fixed costs and fewer variables. Relevant range so far have assumed cost function is linear. This is usually not true throughout entire range of activity. At low levels is impossible to be cost efficient, don"t get purchase discounts.

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Match the items in the two columns below by entering theappropriate code letter in the space provided.

The amount of revenue remaining after deducting variablecosts.
Costs that contain both a variable and a fixed element.
The percentage of sales dollars available to cover fixed costsand produce income.
Identifies the activity which causes changes in the behavior ofcosts.
The difference between actual or expected sales and sales atthe break-even point.
Costs that vary in total directly and proportionately withchanges in the activity level.
The level of activity at which total revenues equal totalcosts.
The range over which the company expects to operate during theyear.
Costs that remain the same in total regardless of changes inthe activity level.
A costing approach in which all manufacturing costs are chargedto the product.
A method that uses the total costs incurred at the high and lowlevels of activity.
A costing approach in which only variable manufacturing costsare product costs and fixed manufacturing costs are period costs(expenses).

1.	Activity index
2.	Variable costs
3.	Fixed costs
4.	High-low method
5.	Relevant range
6.	Mixed costs
7.	Break-even point
8.	Contribution margin
9.	Variable costing
10.	Absorption costing

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Match the items in the two columns below by entering theappropriate code letter in the space provided.

The amount of revenue remaining after deducting variablecosts.
Costs that contain both a variable and a fixed element.
The percentage of sales dollars available to cover fixed costsand produce income.
Identifies the activity which causes changes in the behavior ofcosts.
The difference between actual or expected sales and sales atthe break-even point.
Costs that vary in total directly and proportionately withchanges in the activity level.
The level of activity at which total revenues equal totalcosts.
The range over which the company expects to operate during theyear.
Costs that remain the same in total regardless of changes inthe activity level.
A costing approach in which all manufacturing costs are chargedto the product.
A method that uses the total costs incurred at the high and lowlevels of activity.
A costing approach in which only variable manufacturing costsare product costs and fixed manufacturing costs are period costs(expenses).

1.	Activity index
2.	Variable costs
3.	Fixed costs
4.	High-low method
5.	Relevant range
6.	Mixed costs
7.	Break-even point
8.	Contribution margin
9.	Margin of safety
10.	Contribution margin ratio
11.	Variable costing
12.	Absorption costing

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Fixed costs are costs that remain the same in total dollaramount as the activity base changes. TRUE ORFalse

A relevant range is the range of activity over which the changesin the cost are of no interest. True orFalse

The break-even point is the level of operations at which thecompany has neither a loss nor a profit. True orFalse

As fixed costs increases, the break-even point increases.True or False

FIFO method refers to the fact that the first items in are thelast items out. True or False

Mixed costs are costs that have characteristics of both avariable and fixed costs. True orFalse

An example of an activity base is units produced.True or False

As the unit selling price increases, the break-even pointincreases. True or False

The difference between contribution margin and operatingleverage is fixed charges. True orFalse

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ACCT 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Income Statement

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