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1
Which costs will change with an increase in activity within the relevant range?
A)Total fixed costs and total variable cost.
B)Per unit fixed costs and total variable cost.
C)Per unit variable cost and per unit fixed cost.
D)Per unit fixed cost and total fixed cost.
2
Expense #1 is a fixed cost; expense #2 is a variable cost. During the current year the activity level has increased, but is still within the relevant range. In terms of cost per unit of activity, we would expect that:
A)expense #1 will be unchanged.
B)expense #2 will decrease.
C)expense #1 will decrease.
D)expense #2 will increase.
3
An analysis of past janitorial costs indicates that janitorial cost is an average of $0.40 per machine-hour at an activity level of 20,000 machine-hours and $0.50 per machine-hour at an activity level of 16,000 machine-hours. Assuming that this activity is within the relevant range, what is the total expected janitorial cost if the activity level is 18,500 machine-hours?
A)$1,600
B)$6,960
C)$8,000
D)$9,000
4
Shipping expense is $34,000 for 16,000 pounds shipped and $40,000 for 19,000 pounds shipped. Assuming that this activity is within the relevant range, if the company ships 18,000 pounds, its expected shipping expense is closest to:
A)$37,000.
B)$37,895.
C)$38,000.
D)$38,250.
5
Given the cost formula Y = $30,000 + $5X, total cost at an activity level of 16,000 units would be:
A)$30,000.
B)$46,000.
C)$80,000.
D)$110,000.
6
Colloseu Company would like to classify the following costs according to cost behavior. The following data is available:
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Which of the following classifications best describes the behavior of Cost #2?
A)Mixed.
B)Variable.
C)Fixed.
D)none of the above.
7
Colloseu Company would like to classify the following costs according to cost behavior. The following data is available:
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Which of the following classifications best describes the behavior of Cost #3?
A)Mixed.
B)Variable.
C)Fixed.
D)None of the above.
8
The following information has been provided by Green Grocery Store for the first quarter of the year.
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The contribution margin for the first quarter is:
A)$280,000.
B)$380,000.
C)$420,000.
D)$600,000.
9
The following information has been provided by the Batavia Office Supply Store for the first quarter of the year:
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The contribution margin of Batavia Office Supply Store for the first quarter is:
A)$560,000.
B)$760,000.
C)$840,000.
D)$1,200,000.
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Holte Company has provided the following data for the second quarter of the most recent year:
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Assume that direct labor is a variable cost and that there were no beginning or ending inventories. The total contribution margin for the second quarter was:
A)$149,000.
B)$348,000.
C)$704,000.
D)$844,000.





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