European International has 3 separate business units in the following countries. Data for each of the business units are given below:   France Spain Italy Selling price per unit £35 £38 £42 Manufacturing cost £4,000 per month plus £17 per unit £3,500 per month plus £18 per unit £5,000 per month plus £20 per unit Administrative expense £2,500 per month plus £2.50 per unit £2,900 per month plus £2.90 per unit £3,500 per month plus £3.50 per unit Sales commissions 15% of sales 16% of sales 20% of sales Advertising expense £2,000 per month £3,000 per month £2,000 per month    If the business unit in Italy expects to produce and sell 5,000 units next month, the expected operating profit would be:   £41,250. £42,750. £42,000. £40,000.   If the business unit in Spain plans to produce and sell 4,000 units next month, the expected gross margin would be:   £71,000. £77,000. £78,000. £76,500.         4 If the business unit in Italy plans to produce sell 3,000 units next month, the expected contribution margin would be:   £34,750. £30,300. £26,500. £56,250.

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1 European International has 3 separate business units in the following countries. Data for each of the business units are given below:

 

France

Spain

Italy

Selling price per unit

£35

£38

£42

Manufacturing cost

£4,000 per month plus £17 per unit

£3,500 per month plus £18 per unit

£5,000 per month plus £20 per unit

Administrative expense

£2,500 per month plus £2.50 per unit

£2,900 per month plus £2.90 per unit

£3,500 per month plus £3.50 per unit

Sales commissions

15% of sales

16% of sales

20% of sales

Advertising expense

£2,000 per month

£3,000 per month

£2,000 per month

 

 If the business unit in Italy expects to produce and sell 5,000 units next month, the expected operating profit would be:

 

£41,250.

£42,750.

£42,000.

£40,000.

 

If the business unit in Spain plans to produce and sell 4,000 units next month, the expected gross margin would be:

 

£71,000.

£77,000.

£78,000.

£76,500.

 

 

 

 

4 If the business unit in Italy plans to produce sell 3,000 units next month, the expected contribution margin would be:

 

£34,750.

£30,300.

£26,500.

£56,250.

 

Total production costs for Gallop, Inc. are budgeted at £350,000 for 50,000 units of budgeted output and at £400,000 for 60,000 units of budgeted output. How much is Gallop's budgeted variable cost per unit of output?

 

£1.60

£1.67

£3.00

£5.00

 

6 Within a relevant range, the amount of variable cost per unit:

 

differs at each activity level.

remains constant at each activity level.

increases as activity increases.

decreases as activity increases.

 

7 The Blaine Company is a highly automated manufacturer. At an activity level of 6,000 machine setups, total overhead costs equal £240,000. Of this amount, depreciation totals £80,000 (all fixed) and lubrication totals £72,000 (all variable). The remaining £88,000 of the total overhead cost consists of utility cost (mixed). At an activity level of 9,000 setups, utility cost totals £112,000.
Assume that the relevant range includes all of the activity levels mentioned in this problem.

The total fixed overhead costs for Blaine Company are most likely closest to:

 

£112,000.

£120,000.

£40,000.

£80,000.

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