Acct 525 Fall 2017 Exam 1
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1.
A partial listing of costs incurred at Archut Corporation during September
appears below:
Direct materials $ 113,0
00
Utilities, factory $ 5,000
Administrative salaries $ 81,00
0
Indirect labor $ 25,00
0
Sales commissions $ 48,00
0
Depreciation of production equipment $ 20,00
0
Depreciation of administrative equipment $ 30,00
0
Direct labor $ 129,0
00
Advertising $ 135,0
00
The total of the period costs listed above for September is:
Multiple Choice
$294,000 Correct
$344,000
$50,000
,
$292,000
Explanation
Period costs include: Administrative salaries; Sales commissions; Depreciation of administrative
equipment; and Advertising. $81,000 + $48,000 + $30,000 + $135,000 = $294,000
2.
A manufacturer of tiling grout has supplied the following data:
380,00
Kilograms produced and sold
0
2,736,0
Sales revenue $ 00
1,349,0
Variable manufacturing expense $
00
336,00
Fixed manufacturing expense $ 0
399,00
Variable selling and administrative expense $
0
372,00
Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 0
280,00
Net operating income $
0
The company's break-even in unit sales is closest to:
Multiple Choice
92,055
98,333
272,308 Correct
, 60,488
Explanation
Contribution margin = Sales – Variable expenses
= $2,736,000 – ($1,349,000 + $399,000)
= $2,736,000 – $1,748,000 = $988,000
Unit CM = $988,000 ÷ 380,000 kilograms = $2.60 per kilogram
Unit sales to break even = Fixed expenses ÷ Unit CM
= $708,000 ÷ $2.60 per kilogram = 272,308 kilograms
3.
A company makes a single product that it sells for $16 per unit. Fixed costs are
$76,800 per month and the product has a contribution margin ratio of 40%. If the
company's actual sales are $224,000, its margin of safety is:
Multiple Choice
$128,000
$192,000
$32,000 Correct
$96,000
Explanation
Dollar sales to break even = Fixed expenses ÷ CM ratio
= $76,800 ÷ 0.4 = $192,000
Margin of safety in dollars = Total budgeted (or actual) sales – Break-even sales
= $224,000 – $192,000 = $32,000