Operations Management: Budgeting - CPA Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)

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Breakeven analysis assumes that over the relevant range:

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Breakeven analysis assumes that all variable costs and revenues are constant on a per-unit basis and are linear over a relevant range. Fixed costs in total are constant.

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ABC company's breakeven point was $780,000. Variable expenses averaged 60% of sales, and the margin of safety was $130,000. What was ABC's contribution margin?

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The margin of safety is the excess of sales over break-even sales. Assuming variable costs are 60% of selling price, contribution margin may be computed at 40% of selling price as 40% * $780,000 + 40% * $130,000.

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A company has total sales of $80,000, total variable costs of $20,000, and total fixed costs of $30,000. What is the breakeven level in sales dollars?

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The contribution margin is sales minus variable costs (80,000-20,000) = 60,000. Then, 60,000/80,000=75%. Then, breakeven is total fixed costs of $30,000/75%=$40,000.

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A product has sales of $200,000, a contribution margin of 20%, and a margin of safety of $80,000. What is the product's fixed cost?

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($200,000 - $80,000) * 20%

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What is the formula for breakeven point in units?

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This is the formula for breakeven point in units.

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How does the margin of safety relate to breakeven in units or sales? It is:

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The margin of safety is generally expressed as either dollars or a percentage and is the excess of sales over breakeven sales.

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A budget that accommodates many levels of production volume is a:

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A flexible budget allows for many levels of production volume.

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Which of the following statements about flexible budgets is true? They are:

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A flexible budget would be chosen when a manager expects changes in activity level of production.

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The most direct way to prepare a cash budget for a manufacturing firm is to include:

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The simplest cash budget would include the components of cash collections and cash disbursements.

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A plan that is created using budgeted revenue and costs but is based on the actual units of output is known as a:

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A flexible budget uses budgeted revenue and costs per unit, but it is adjusted based on actual units of output.

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All of the following are considered operating/financial budgets, except the:

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Capital budgets plan for the purchase of capital assets which only affect the operating budget through their subsequent effect on expense via depreciation.

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An annual budget would be classified as which type of plan?

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Annual budgets are single-use tactical plans. This means they are relatively short-term in nature and cover periods of up to 18 months.

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An increase in production levels within a relevant range most likely would result in:

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As production levels increase, the total cost would increase as costs are incurred to produce additional output.

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ABC company is using cost volume profit analysis to determine service rates for the upcoming year. Projected costs are: Contribution margin per service performed $1,800, Variable expenses per service performed 1,000, and Total fixed expenses 360,000. Based on these estimates, what is the approximate breakeven point in the number of services performed?

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The formula for breakeven point in number is computed by dividing fixed vests by the contribution margin per unit. This would be 360,000/1,800 = 200.

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Several surveys point out that most managers use full product costs, including unit fixed costs and unit variable costs in developing cost-based pricing. Which of the following is least associated with cost-based pricing?

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Target pricing is least associated with cost-based pricing. Target pricing takes the perspective of sales rather than looking internally to costs in order to determine a sales price.

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One approach to measuring divisional performance is return on assets. Return on assets is expressed as income:

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On a divisional level, return on assets is operating income divided by average total assets.

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Which of the following ratios would be used to evaluate a company's profitability?

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The gross margin ratio describes the ratio of gross margin to sales and serves to evaluate a company's profitability.

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Which of the following is not an assumption of CVP analysis?

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The correct assumption instead of this would be "Cost behaviors are expected to stay constant over the relevant range of production volume".

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Which of the following statements is true regarding opportunity cost?

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Opportunity cost is the potential benefit lost by selecting a particular course of action. If idle space has no alternative use, there is no benefit foregone, opportunity cost is zero.

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Costs relevant to a make or buy decision include variable labor and variable materials as well as:

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Avoidable fixed costs attach to a specific decision and are incurred only if that decision is taken. They are relevant in marginal analysis.

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