Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486444
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.1EI
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Break even sales are the sales made to recover all the costs incurred by the company. It is the point at which the company neither makes profit, nor incurs loss. It is the point which every company targets to reach even in the restricted environment, so that they would not have to incur any cost from their pockets.

1) As to how the error of considering personnel’s salaries and fixed selling cost could impact break-even sales and operating income under the proposed sales commission plan? Could this cause the president to reject the sales commission proposal?

2) Considering ethical responsibilities, is there a difference between: a) initially making an error and (b) subsequently failing to inform the controller?

3) Suppose you tell Matthew Barnhill of the error in your analysis. Why might the consequences not as bad as you fear? Should Barnhill take any responsibility for your error? What could Barnhill have done differently?

4) After considering all factors, should you inform Barnhill or simply keep quiet?

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Chapter 21 Solutions

Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)

Ch. 21 - Donovan Company incurred the following costs while...Ch. 21 - Prob. 12AQCCh. 21 - Prob. 1RQCh. 21 - Prob. 2RQCh. 21 - What is a mixed cost? Give an example.Ch. 21 - What is the purpose of using the high-low method?Ch. 21 - Describe the three steps of the high-low method.Ch. 21 - What is the relevant range?Ch. 21 - A chain of convenience stores has one manager per...Ch. 21 - A chain of convenience stores has one manager per...Ch. 21 - Prob. 9RQCh. 21 - Prob. 10RQCh. 21 - Prob. 11RQCh. 21 - What is cost-volume-profit analysis?Ch. 21 - Prob. 13RQCh. 21 - Prob. 14RQCh. 21 - Prob. 15RQCh. 21 - Of the three approaches to calculate sales...Ch. 21 - Prob. 17RQCh. 21 - Prob. 18RQCh. 21 - On the CVP graph, where is the breakeven point...Ch. 21 - What is sensitivity analysis? How do managers use...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21RQCh. 21 - What is cost stickiness? Why do managers need to...Ch. 21 - Prob. 23RQCh. 21 - What is a company's cost structure? How can cost...Ch. 21 - What is operating leverage? What does it mean if a...Ch. 21 - Prob. 26RQCh. 21 - What is absorption costing?Ch. 21 - What is variable costing?Ch. 21 - How are absorption costing and variable costing...Ch. 21 - When units produced equal units sold, how does...Ch. 21 - Prob. 31ARQCh. 21 - Prob. 32ARQCh. 21 - Identifying variable, fixed, and mixed costs...Ch. 21 - Prob. S21.2SECh. 21 - Using the high-low method Learning Objective 1...Ch. 21 - Prob. S21.4SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.5SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.6SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.7SECh. 21 - Computing contribution margin, units and required...Ch. 21 - Prob. S21.9SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.10SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.11SECh. 21 - Use the following information to complete Short...Ch. 21 - Use the following information to complete Short...Ch. 21 - Prob. S21.14SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.15SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.16SECh. 21 - Prob. S21.17SECh. 21 - S21A-18 Classifying costs Learning Objective 6...Ch. 21 - Use the following information for Short Exercises...Ch. 21 - Prob. S21A.20SECh. 21 - Prob. S21A.21SECh. 21 - Prob. S21A.22SECh. 21 - Prob. S21A.23SECh. 21 - Prob. S21A.24SECh. 21 - Prob. S21A.25SECh. 21 - Prob. S21A.26SECh. 21 - Prob. E21.27ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.28ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.29ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.30ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.31ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.32ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.33ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.34ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.35ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.36ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.37ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.38ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.39ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.40ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.41ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.42ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.43ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.44ECh. 21 - Prob. E21.45ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.46ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.47ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.48ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.49ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.50ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.51ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.52ECh. 21 - Prob. E21A.53ECh. 21 - Prob. P21.54APGACh. 21 - Prob. P21.55APGACh. 21 - Analyzing CVP relationships Learning Objectives...Ch. 21 - Prob. P21.57APGACh. 21 - Prob. P21.58APGACh. 21 - Prob. P21A.59APGACh. 21 - Prob. P21A.60APGACh. 21 - Prob. P21.61BPGBCh. 21 - Prob. P21.62BPGBCh. 21 - Prob. P21.63BPGBCh. 21 - Prob. P21.64BPGBCh. 21 - Prob. P21.65BPGBCh. 21 - Prob. P21A.66BPGBCh. 21 - Prob. P21A.67BPGBCh. 21 - Using Excel for cost-volume-profit(CVP) analysis...Ch. 21 - Prob. P21.69CPCh. 21 - Comprehensive Problem for Chapters 18- 21 The...Ch. 21 - Comprehensive Problem for Chapters 18- 21 The...Ch. 21 - Comprehensive Problem for Chapters 18- 21 The...Ch. 21 - Comprehensive Problem for Chapters 18- 21 The...Ch. 21 - Comprehensive Problem for Chapters 18- 21 The...Ch. 21 - Prob. 6CPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.1TIATCCh. 21 - Prob. 21.1DCCh. 21 - Prob. 21.1EI
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