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    01:54:47 | Total score: | 94/200 = 47% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 200 | 1. | Chapter 10 #265 |   | Use this information for questions that refer to the World Tennis Ball (WTB) Company case. World Tennis Ball Co. (WTB) makes tennis balls and sells them only in the U.S. Raul Fernandez‚ the firm ’s marketing manager‚ is comparing his firm ’s distribution with two major competitors. 1) WTB sells its products through four regional distributors who then sell to 22 sporting

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    CHAPTER 1 – COST VOLUME PROFIT- MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. CVP analysis can be used to study the effect of:  A. changes in selling prices on a company ’s profitability. B. changes in variable costs on a company ’s profitability. C. changes in fixed costs on a company ’s profitability. D. changes in product sales mix on a company ’s profitability. E. All of these. 2. The break-even point is that level of activity where:  A. total revenue equals total cost. B. variable cost equals fixed cost. C. total

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    to add that cost behavior is also identifying the key resources that are performed‚ resources used in performing these activities‚ costs of the resources‚ and what the cost is driven from. 2-2. Two rules of thumb when analyzing cost behavior are to manage what the company manufactures‚ sells‚ and to give advice as to where costs can be reduced. 2-3. Three examples of a variable cost are a 12% increase in the production of dresses‚ which will cause a 12% increase in variable costs. A 10% increase

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    The film “How to Make Better Decisions” was quite interesting. The beginning of the film highlighted how based on science‚ it shows that the decisions we make are bad. We assume that we have a strong awareness of our choices and the reason why we do certain things. I agree with that because every time I make a decision‚ I always think that I know what the outcome would be‚ but really I am only making a decision based on my emotions and I am only assuming to think the outcome will be great. When

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    3.2 explain the calculation of unit costs and make pricing decisions using relevant information Pricing is depend on the unit costs‚ consumer capability and the breakeven analysis‚ To perform the breakeven analysis and to calculate the unit cost ‚we should consider about the two relevant costs. Those are fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costsCosts that will not change with in a period of time . ex- Machineries‚ Insurance. These are the essential costs that should be considered at the

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    1. Cost of goods manufactured will usually include:  A. only direct labor and direct materials costs. B. some costs incurred during the prior period as well as costs incurred during the current period. C. only costs incurred during the current period. D. some period costs as well as some product costs.  2. During the month of August‚ direct labor cost totaled $13‚000 and direct labor cost was 20% of prime cost. If total manufacturing costs during August were $88‚000‚ the manufacturing overhead

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    1. Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio in its capital structure? a. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. b. An increase in the corporate tax rate. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. None of the statements above is correct. ANSWER: B An increase in the corporate tax rate would mean that firms would get larger tax breaks for interest payments. Therefore‚ firms have an incentive to increase interest payments

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    How people make economic decisions Sandra Alleman University of Phoenix Principles of Economics ECO 212 Jumoke Sanusi‚ PhD July 18‚ 2010 As well Hubbard and O’Brien explain in their book‚ "The world is a place where there is scarcity‚ with unlimited needs that exceed resources available to meet those needs" (Hubbard & O’Brien‚ 2010‚ p.4). For this reason‚ people face daily decisions about how they will allocate their limited resources on endless options of needs. Economics studies

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    1. Service Cost Allocations CLASS: Teck Tecky Water Services provides water for Departments A‚B and C and has prepared its total budget using the following information for the next year:- Fixed Costs $300‚000 Budgeted Gallon Usage:- Variable Costs $0.10 per gallon Dept. A 2‚500‚000 gallons Available capacity 10‚000‚000 gallons Dept. B 2‚000‚000 gallons Dept C 1‚500‚000 gallons Instructions: Assuming that the single-rate method is used and the allocation base is budgeted

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    EM 505 - Decision Models‚ Fall 2012 Homework 3 - December 10-11‚ 2012 1. The diagram below depicts a system of aqueducts that originate at three rivers (nodes R1‚ R2 and R3) and terminate at a major city (node T) where the other nodes are junction points in the system. Using units of thousands of acre feet‚ the tables below show the maximum amount of water that can be pumped through each aqueduct per day and the following diagram shows the network of the system. From/To A R1 75 R2 40 R3 B 65 50

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