Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
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Chapter 11, Problem 8MCQ
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- a. residual income for the division is negative.
- b. residual income for the division takes on a value between 0 and +1.
- c. residual income cannot be computed.
- d. EVA must be negative.
- e. residual income is positive.
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Before a company reaches the breakeven point
Select one:
a. The fixed cost is equal to zero
b. The contribution margin ratio is negative
c. Total fixed costs are increasing
d. The total contribution margin is negative
e. The contribution margin per unit is less
than the fixed costs per unit
Assume that the firm whose cost structure is depicted in the figure expects to produce a loss for the upcoming period. The loss would be shown on the graph:
by the area diagonally to the right of the break-even point.
in some other area not mentioned above.
by the area immediately above the break-even point.
by the area immediately below the total cost line.
by the area diagonally to the left of the break-even point.
Which of the following is not an assumption of break-even analysis?
a. A company is operating within its relevant range of activity.
b. All costs are either variable or fixed.
c. Revenues and variable costs are constant per unit.
d. Contribution margin is the difference between selling price and total cost
per unit.
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Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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