SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING-ACCESS
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Author: Thomas Edmonds
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 12Q
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Whether all the costs of the company are variable because if a business concludes operations then their cost drops to zero
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1)What is cost behavior analysis? and
Why is cost behavior analysis important to management?
2)“Break-even analysis is of limited use to management because a company cannot survive by just breaking even.” Do you agree? Agree or not agree, please describe your line of reasoning.
A company can lower its break-even point by any of the following except by:
Question 4Answer
a.
reducing its total fixed expenses
b.
increasing the selling price per unit
c.
increasing production
d.
increasing contribution margin
“A company should not allocate costs that are fixed in the short run to customers.” Do you agree? Explain briefly.
Chapter 11 Solutions
SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING-ACCESS
Ch. 11 - 1.Define fixed cost and variable cost and give an...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2QCh. 11 - 3.Define the term operating leverage and explain...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4QCh. 11 - Prob. 5QCh. 11 - 6.If volume is increasing, would a company benefit...Ch. 11 - Explain the risk and rewards to a company that...Ch. 11 - 9.Are companies with predominately fixed cost...Ch. 11 - 10.How is the relevant range of activity related...Ch. 11 - Which cost structure has the greater risk?...
Ch. 11 - 14.The president of Bright Corporation tells you...Ch. 11 - Prob. 12QCh. 11 - Prob. 13QCh. 11 - Prob. 14QCh. 11 - Prob. 15QCh. 11 - Prob. 16QCh. 11 - Prob. 17QCh. 11 - Prob. 1ECh. 11 - Prob. 2ECh. 11 - Prob. 3ECh. 11 - Prob. 4ECh. 11 - Prob. 5ECh. 11 - Prob. 6ECh. 11 - Prob. 7ECh. 11 - Prob. 8ECh. 11 - Prob. 9ECh. 11 - Prob. 10ECh. 11 - Moore Entertainment sells souvenir T-shirts at...Ch. 11 - Prob. 12ECh. 11 - Prepare an income statement using the contribution...Ch. 11 - Prob. 14ECh. 11 - Prob. 15ECh. 11 - Prob. 16ECh. 11 - Prob. 17ECh. 11 - Prob. 18ECh. 11 - Prob. 19ECh. 11 - Prob. 20ECh. 11 - Prob. 21PCh. 11 - Prob. 22PCh. 11 - Problem 2-19A Context-sensitive nature of cost...Ch. 11 - Prob. 24PCh. 11 - Prob. 25PCh. 11 - Prob. 26PCh. 11 - Prob. 27PCh. 11 - Prob. 28PCh. 11 - Prob. 29PCh. 11 - Prob. 1ATCCh. 11 - Prob. 2ATCCh. 11 - Prob. 3ATCCh. 11 - Prob. 4ATCCh. 11 - Prob. 5ATC
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- 4. A cost driver is: an indirect cost that is essential to the business. a factor that causes variations in a cost. the largest single category of cost in a company. a fixed cost that cannot be avoided.arrow_forwardPLEASE ANSWER ALL Write “True” if the statement is true and write “False” if the statement is false. The relevant range of activity is the activity level at which the company makes the highestamount profits. Fixed costs per unit decline as the activity level increase within the relevant range of activity. A period cost is defined as the cost incurred when asset is used up or sold for the purpose ofgenerating revenue. Opportunity costs could be defined as the revenue lost when one alternative is not taken infavor of another alternative.arrow_forward2. Which of the following statements is false? (You may select more than one answer.)a. The planning horizon for discretionary fixed costs is longer than the planninghorizon for committed fixed costs.b. Discretionary fixed costs can be cut in the short term if necessary, while committed fixed costs cannot be cut for short periods of time.c. As companies increasingly rely on knowledge workers, the labor cost associated withemploying these workers is often committed fixed as opposed to discretionary.d. A mixed cost contains both committed fixed and discretionary elements.arrow_forward
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- Which of these costs is considered as the most important cost because if it is not met, an enterprise may fail to materialize.a. All of theseb. Increment costc. Fixed costd. First costarrow_forwardExplain the meaning of (a) differential revenue, (b) differential cost, and (c) differential income. A company accepts incremental business at a special price that exceeds the variable cost. What other issues must the company consider in deciding whether to accept the business?arrow_forwardIf a company had a pure fixed cost structure, every dollar of revenue after covering the fixed costs would be pure profit. true or False?arrow_forward
- 6. Which of the following statements is correct about fixed costs? a. Fixed costs vary on per unit basis as well as in total as the level of activity changes b. Fixed costs remain the same on per unit basis but vary in total as the level of activity changes c. Fixed costs vary in total as the level of activity changes d. Fixed costs vary on per unit basis but remain the same in total as the level of activity changesarrow_forward1. What type of cost includes product ingredients and materials? a. fixed c. total b. revenue d. variable 2. What type of cost includes the rental of space? a. fixed c. total b. revenue d. variable 3. What type of cost is the product of the price and the quantity sold? a. fixed c. total b. revenue d. variable 4. What concept is being described when the business will neither earn a profit nor suffer a loss? a. break-even c. profit b. loss d. summit 5. What type of analysis shows equal revenue and total cost? a. break-even c. profit-loss b. cost of variable d. volume of sales Read the selection for questions 6-10. Junedyl is planning to run a coffee shop where he plans to sell each cup of coffee at 50.00. The ₱ fixed cost that is amounting to 40,000.00 includes all his expenses for the rent, wages, basic needs and others. ₱ So even if Junedyl will not be able to sell, he is still obliged to pay this amount. If it costs Junedyl an average of 10.00 for every cup of coffee which is allotted…arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements is false? (You may select more than one answer.)a. The same cost can be traceable or common depending on how the segment isdefined.b. In general, common fixed costs should be assigned to segments.c. If a company eliminates a segment of its business, the costs that were traceable tothat segment should disappear.d. If four segments share $1 million in common fixed costs and one segment is eliminated, the common fixed costs will decrease by $250,000.arrow_forward
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