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ACC 202 Study Guide - Fixed Cost, Variable Cost, Contribution Margin

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The slope of a line is the variable cost. Remain constant in total dollars as volume changes within the relevant range of activity. Cost per unit increase as volume decreases (or decrease as volume increases) Committed fixed costs can"t be reduced even for short periods of time, such as, depreciation on buildings and equipment. Discretionary fixed costs can be managed and reduced, such as advertising or research and development costs. Decrease on a per united basis as the activity level increases. Step fixed costs are fixed for a range of activity and then jump up to another level of costs. Some elements of both fixed and variable costs. Equation line of mixed cost is y= a + bx where y is the total mixed cost, a is the total fixed cost, b is the variable cost per unit of activity and x is the level of activity. Higher cost lower cost/ difference in units produced.

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Related Questions

1. Which one of the following refers to a cost that remains the same as the volume of activity decreases within the relevant range?

A. Average cost per unit.

B. Variable cost per unit.

C. Unit fixed cost.

D. Total variable cost.

2. The relevant range refers to the activity levels over which

A. Cost relationships hold constant.

B. Costs fluctuate.

C. Production varies.

D. Relevant costs are incurred.

3. When identifying fixed and variable costs, which one of the following is a typical assumption concerning cost behavior?

A. General and administrative costs are assumed to be variable costs.

B. Cost behavior is assumed to be realistic for all levels of activity from zero to maximum capacity.

C. Total costs are assumed to be linear when plotted on a graph.

D. The relevant time period is assumed to be 5 years.

4. A management accountant is about to prepare graphs of total variable cost and per-unit variable cost for use in a short-term planning model. Dollars will be depicted on the vertical axis; activity will be shown on the horizontal axis. How will these graphs appear under completion?

Total Variable Cost; Per-Unit Variable Cost

A. Straight line, sloping upward to the right; Straight line, parallel to the horizontal axis

B. Curvilinear, sloping upward to the right; A line that basically parallels the horizontal axis, first decreasing and then increasing

C. Straight line, sloping upward to the right; Straight line, sloping upward to the right

D. Straight line, parallel to the horizontal axis; Straight line, sloping upward to the right

5. A company has found that its total electricity cost has both a fixed component and a variable component within the relevant range. The variable component seems to vary directly with the number of units produced. Which one of the following statements concerning electricity cost is incorrect?

A. The total electricity cost will increase as production volume increases.

B. The total electricity cost per unit of production will increase as production volume increases.

C. The variable electricity cost per unit of production will remain constant as production volume increases.

D. The fixed electricity cost per unit of production will decline as production volume increases.

Phoenix Company’s 2017 master budget included the following fixed budget report. It is based on an expected production and sales volume of 15,000 units.

PHOENIX COMPANY
Fixed Budget Report
For Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales $ 3,150,000
Cost of goods sold
Direct materials $ 945,000
Direct labor 225,000
Machinery repairs (variable cost) 45,000
Depreciation—Plant equipment (straight-line) 300,000
Utilities ($45,000 is variable) 195,000
Plant management salaries 200,000 1,910,000
Gross profit 1,240,000
Selling expenses
Packaging 90,000
Shipping 105,000
Sales salary (fixed annual amount) 235,000 430,000
General and administrative expenses
Advertising expense 125,000
Salaries 230,000
Entertainment expense 85,000 440,000
Income from operations $ 370,000


Prepare flexible budgets for the company at sales volumes of 14,000 and 16,000 units and classify all items listed in the fixed budget as variable or fixed.

PHOENIX COMPANY
Fixed Budget Report
For Year Ended December 31, 2017
Flexible Budget Flexible Budget for:
Variable Amount per Unit Total Fixed Cost Units Sales of 14,000 Unit Sales of 16,000
Variable costs
Fixed costs

The company’s business conditions are improving. One possible result is a sales volume of 18,000 units. The company president is confident that this volume is within the relevant range of existing capacity. How much would operating income increase over the 2017 budgeted amount of $370,000 if this level is reached without increasing capacity?

PHOENIX COMPANY
Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales (in units) 15,000 18,000
Contribution margin (per unit)
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Operating income

An unfavorable change in business is remotely possible; in this case, production and sales volume for 2017 could fall to 12,000 units. How much income (or loss) from operations would occur if sales volume falls to this level? (Enter any loss with minus sign.)

PHOENIX COMPANY
Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales (in units) 15,000 12,000
Contribution margin (per unit)
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Operating income (loss)

(TCO A) Wages paid to an assembly line worker in a factory are a(Points : 6) Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost YES. Prime CostYES.....Conversion Cost NO. Prime Cost NO....Conversion Cost NO.Prime Cost NO.....Conversion Cost YES. Question 2. 2. (TCO A) Thecosts of staffing and operating the accounting department atCentral Hospital would be considered by the department of surgeryto be (Points : 6) indirect costs. sunk costs. incremental costs.direct costs. Question 3. 3. (TCO A) The cost of lubricants used togrease a production machine in a manufacturing company is anexample of a(n) (Points : 6) period cost. direct material cost.indirect manufacturing cost. direct product cost. None of the aboveQuestion 4. 4. (TCO C) When the activity level is expected toincrease within the relevant range, what effects would beanticipated with respect to each of the following? (Points : 6)Fixed costs per unit decrease and variable costs per unit do notchange. Fixed costs per unit increase and variable costs per unitdo not change. Fixed costs per unit do not change and variablecosts per unit do not change. Fixed costs per unit do not changeand variable costs per unit increase. Question 5. 5. (TCO B) EmcoCompany uses direct labor cost as a basis for computing itspredetermined overhead rate. In computing the predeterminedoverhead rate for last year, the company included in direct laborcost a portion of indirect labor. The effect of thismisclassification will be to (Points : 6) overstate thepredetermined overhead rate. understate the predetermined overheadrate. have no effect on the predetermined overhead rate. Thiscannot be determined from the information given. Question 6. 6.(TCO B) Under a job-order costing system, the product beingmanufactured (Points : 6) is homogeneous. passes from onemanufacturing department to the next before being completed. can becustom manufactured. has a unit cost that is easy to calculate bydividing total production costs by the units produced. Question 7.7. (TCO B) The weighted-average method of process costing differsfrom the FIFO method of process costing in that theweighted-average method (Points : 6) can be used under anycost-flow assumption. does not require the use of predeterminedoverhead rates. keeps costs in the beginning inventory separatefrom current period costs. does not consider the degree ofcompletion of units in the beginning work-in-process inventory whencomputing equivalent units of production. Question 8. 8. (TCO C)The contribution margin ratio always decreases when the (Points :6) fixed expenses increase. fixed expenses decrease. variableexpenses as a percentage of net sales increase. variable expensesas a percentage of net sales decrease. Question 9. 9. (TCO C) Whichof the following would not affect the break-even point? (Points :6) Variable expense per unit Number of units sold Total fixedexpenses Selling price per unit Question 10. 10. (TCO D) In anincome statement prepared using the variable costing method, fixedmanufacturing overhead would (Points : 6) not be used. be used inthe computation of the contribution margin. be used in thecomputation of net operating income but not in the computation ofthe contribution margin. be treated the same as variablemanufacturing overhead.