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BUSI 601 test 2 Review questions✅✅
Passages,such as james 4:13-17, discuss business and the pursuit of profits -
-true
Which of the following statements regarding CVP analysis is true - ✅✅-It is a
short-term profit-planning tool
CVP analysis with multiple products assumes that sales will continue at the same
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mix of products, expressed in either sales units or sales dollars. This assumption is
essential , because a change in the product mix will probably change: - -The
weighted-average contribution margin (per unit or ratio).
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Which of the following illustrates how the level of operating profit changes over
different levels of output/sales volume? - -Profit-volume graph.
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The degree of operating leverage (DOL) at any given sales volume, X, is useful as -
-A measure of risk in conjunction with a CVP model
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Which one of the following is defined, at any given sales volume, as the ratio of the
total contribution margin to operating profit at that sales volume - -Degree of
operating leverage (DOL)
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I f the coefficient of correlation between two variables i s nearly zero, how might a
graph of these variables appear? - -Random points.
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Regression analysis is better than the high-low method of cost estimation because
regression analysis - -Can provide greater precision and reliability
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From a strategic management perspective,the primary reason a firm performs CVP
analysis is to find the level of sales that: - -Produces a desired (or targeted)
level of profit for the firm
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The difference between sales price per unit and variable cost per unit is the: -
-Contribution margin per unit
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High-low and regression cost estimation methods are alike in that they both: -
-Have an intercept term and a slope term
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The most effective basis for cost allocation exists when which one of the following
can be determined? - -Cause and effect relationship
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Dual allocation is a cost allocation approach that separates direct and indirect costs,
tracing the direct costs directly to the cost object that - -Caused the cost
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The reciprocal method of departmental cost allocation is preferred over the step
method because it takes into account all the reciprocal flows between: - -The
service departments
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The mathematical technique that underlines the reciprocal cost allocation method is:
- -Simultaneous equations
The reciprocal method can be solved using the Excel function - ✅✅-Solver
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Joint costs may be allocated in more than one way (e.g. weight versus resale value).
- -true
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According to the study guide, even if managers properly determine how to allocate
costs, they will not be able to properly estimate future costs. - -true
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Cost volume profit analysis can be used to find the breakeven point in dollars as well
as in units. - -false
Analyzing relevant costs is an important consideration for managers. Based on this
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premise, one could then surmise that Noah was given all of the relevant information
necessary by God to build the ark. - -true
Which of the following is not one of the objectives of cost allocation? - ✅✅-Identify
production constraints
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A key ethical issue in cost allocation involves costing in an international context,
because the choice of a cost allocation method can affect: - -Taxes in domestic
and foreign countries.
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Which of the following is not a "production" department in a service firm? -
-Factory engineering and maintenance.
Which of the following statements best describes a by-product? - ✅✅
-A product
that usually produces a small amount of revenue when compared to the main
product's revenue.
By-product costing approaches include: - ✅✅-Asset recognition approach.
Which of the four types of cost drivers-activity-based, volume-based, structural and
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executional-are often best related to linear cost estimation methods? -
-Activity-based and volume-based.
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