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PM – Nov 2014 – L2 – Q5 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Calculate break-even points for Colour-Effects Limited's products under various revenue mixes and sales scenarios.

Colour-Effects Limited retails two products: Common and Executive traveling bags. The budgeted income statement for year 2015 is as follows:

Required:

(a) Calculate the break-even units, assuming that the planned revenue mix is maintained. (3 Marks)

(b) Determine the break-even point in units if only Common bags are sold and if only the Executive bags are sold. (6 Marks)

(c) Calculate the budgeted operating profit and break-even point if 200,000 units are sold, but only 20,000 are Executive bags. (6 Marks)

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PM – May 2022 – L2 – SA – Q1A – Costing Systems and Techniques

Budgeted contribution, effect of product discontinuation, and sales to cover extra costs.

You are the Management Accountant of Dankoli Nigeria Limited, which specializes in the production of three products: Product 1, Product 2, and Product 3.

The following information is available for the first quarter of 2021:

Particulars Product 1 Product 2 Product 3
Sales units (’000) 225 376 190
Selling Price per unit N15.00 N13.00 N10.00
Variable costs per unit N7.80 N6.00 N5.00
Attributable fixed costs N275,000 N337,000 N296,000

General fixed overhead is apportioned on the basis of sales value. The budgeted general fixed overhead is N1,668,000.

Required:

  1. Calculate the budgeted contribution and profit of the Products and Company. (5 Marks)
  2. Calculate the budgeted profits assuming that Product 3 is discontinued with no effect on sales of the other products. (5 Marks)
  3. Calculate the extra sales in units and value required to cover the additional cost of advertising of N80,000 if such cost is treated as general fixed overhead. (5 Marks)

 

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QTB – MAY 2017 – L1 – SA – Q2 – Mathematics.

A multiple-choice question calculating the variable cost per unit given total and fixed costs.

A company produces 16,000 units of a product. The total cost of producing these units is N60,000. If the fixed cost is N12,000, the variable cost per unit of the output is:

A. N7.00
B. N6.00
C. N5.00
D. N4.00
E. N3.00

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QTB – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q6 – Mathematics

Calculate break-even quantity given revenue and cost functions

The revenue function of a company is R = 48x + 3×2, and the cost function is
C = x2 + 46x + 180, where x is the number in units of item produced and
sold. Obtain the break-even quantity.

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

E. 12

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MI – Nov 2015 – L1 – SA – Q11 – Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Calculates the break-even sales value given fixed costs and contribution/sales ratio.

What is the break-even sales in value?
N
Sales:                                                         650,000
Variable costs:                                        390,000
Total fixed costs:                                    120,000

A. N120,000
B. N140,000
C. N255,000
D. N300,000
E. N650,000

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MI – Nov 2021 – L1 – SB – Q3a – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Calculate break-even point, contribution/sales ratio, sales value at break-even, and units to achieve profit.

PQRS is a manufacturing company in Abuja producing a single product called QR. The selling price of the product is ₦250 with a marginal cost of ₦160, while the fixed cost is ₦1,800,000 per annum.

You are required to calculate:

  1. Number of units to break even (2 Marks)
  2. Contribution/Sales ratio (2 Marks)
  3. Sales value at breakeven point (2 Marks)
  4. Number of units to be sold to achieve a profit of ₦450,000 (2 Marks)
  5. At a margin of safety of 50%, prepare a statement using the profit to be achieved (6 Marks)

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MI – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q11 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Identify the definition of Margin of Safety in value.

The margin of safety in value is expected to be:
A. Sales less profit at break-even point
B. Sales less cost at break-even point
C. Cost less cost at break-even point
D. Sales less sales at break-even point
E. Profit less profit at break-even point

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MI – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q8 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Calculate the break-even point in units.

What will be the Break-even point, in units, where Total fixed cost = N240,000, Selling price = N24 per unit, and Variable cost = N18 per unit?
A. 20,000 units
B. 30,000 units
C. 40,000 units
D. 50,000 units
E. 60,000 units

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MI – May 2016 – L1 – SB – Q3 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Perform various CVP calculations including break-even point, profit, margin of safety, and contribution for a product.

HEALTH-GRACE limited produces one standard product called Bambino Syrup which sells at ₦20.00 per bottle. The trading results for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were as follows:

Month Sales (Units) Profit / Loss (₦)
January 120,000 80,000
February 140,000 120,000
March 60,000 (40,000)
April 96,000 32,000
May 104,000 24,000
June 72,000 16,000

From the above information, you are required to calculate the following:

a. Break-even point in units and Naira value. (2 Marks)
b. Fixed cost. (2 Marks)
c. Variable cost per unit. (8 Marks)
d. Profit volume ratio. (2 Marks)
e. Contribution, assuming 70,000 bottles are sold. (2 Marks)
f. Margin of safety assuming 90,000 bottles are sold. (1 Mark)
g. The number of bottles to be sold to generate a profit after tax of ₦70,000 assuming the tax rate is 30%. (3 Marks)

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QT – May 2017 – L1 – Q1c – Basic Mathematics

Analyze the profit function to find the break-even point and number of boxes to make a profit.

A paper-producing company has determined that its profit from selling x hundred boxes of envelopes is given by the expression:

Required:

i) Determine the number of boxes the company must sell to break even.
(5 marks)

ii) Determine the number of boxes the company must sell to make money.
(5 marks)

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PM – Nov 2014 – L2 – Q5 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Calculate break-even points for Colour-Effects Limited's products under various revenue mixes and sales scenarios.

Colour-Effects Limited retails two products: Common and Executive traveling bags. The budgeted income statement for year 2015 is as follows:

Required:

(a) Calculate the break-even units, assuming that the planned revenue mix is maintained. (3 Marks)

(b) Determine the break-even point in units if only Common bags are sold and if only the Executive bags are sold. (6 Marks)

(c) Calculate the budgeted operating profit and break-even point if 200,000 units are sold, but only 20,000 are Executive bags. (6 Marks)

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PM – May 2022 – L2 – SA – Q1A – Costing Systems and Techniques

Budgeted contribution, effect of product discontinuation, and sales to cover extra costs.

You are the Management Accountant of Dankoli Nigeria Limited, which specializes in the production of three products: Product 1, Product 2, and Product 3.

The following information is available for the first quarter of 2021:

Particulars Product 1 Product 2 Product 3
Sales units (’000) 225 376 190
Selling Price per unit N15.00 N13.00 N10.00
Variable costs per unit N7.80 N6.00 N5.00
Attributable fixed costs N275,000 N337,000 N296,000

General fixed overhead is apportioned on the basis of sales value. The budgeted general fixed overhead is N1,668,000.

Required:

  1. Calculate the budgeted contribution and profit of the Products and Company. (5 Marks)
  2. Calculate the budgeted profits assuming that Product 3 is discontinued with no effect on sales of the other products. (5 Marks)
  3. Calculate the extra sales in units and value required to cover the additional cost of advertising of N80,000 if such cost is treated as general fixed overhead. (5 Marks)

 

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QTB – MAY 2017 – L1 – SA – Q2 – Mathematics.

A multiple-choice question calculating the variable cost per unit given total and fixed costs.

A company produces 16,000 units of a product. The total cost of producing these units is N60,000. If the fixed cost is N12,000, the variable cost per unit of the output is:

A. N7.00
B. N6.00
C. N5.00
D. N4.00
E. N3.00

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QTB – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q6 – Mathematics

Calculate break-even quantity given revenue and cost functions

The revenue function of a company is R = 48x + 3×2, and the cost function is
C = x2 + 46x + 180, where x is the number in units of item produced and
sold. Obtain the break-even quantity.

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

E. 12

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MI – Nov 2015 – L1 – SA – Q11 – Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Calculates the break-even sales value given fixed costs and contribution/sales ratio.

What is the break-even sales in value?
N
Sales:                                                         650,000
Variable costs:                                        390,000
Total fixed costs:                                    120,000

A. N120,000
B. N140,000
C. N255,000
D. N300,000
E. N650,000

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MI – Nov 2021 – L1 – SB – Q3a – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Calculate break-even point, contribution/sales ratio, sales value at break-even, and units to achieve profit.

PQRS is a manufacturing company in Abuja producing a single product called QR. The selling price of the product is ₦250 with a marginal cost of ₦160, while the fixed cost is ₦1,800,000 per annum.

You are required to calculate:

  1. Number of units to break even (2 Marks)
  2. Contribution/Sales ratio (2 Marks)
  3. Sales value at breakeven point (2 Marks)
  4. Number of units to be sold to achieve a profit of ₦450,000 (2 Marks)
  5. At a margin of safety of 50%, prepare a statement using the profit to be achieved (6 Marks)

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MI – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q11 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Identify the definition of Margin of Safety in value.

The margin of safety in value is expected to be:
A. Sales less profit at break-even point
B. Sales less cost at break-even point
C. Cost less cost at break-even point
D. Sales less sales at break-even point
E. Profit less profit at break-even point

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MI – May 2017 – L1 – SA – Q8 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Calculate the break-even point in units.

What will be the Break-even point, in units, where Total fixed cost = N240,000, Selling price = N24 per unit, and Variable cost = N18 per unit?
A. 20,000 units
B. 30,000 units
C. 40,000 units
D. 50,000 units
E. 60,000 units

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MI – May 2016 – L1 – SB – Q3 – Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Perform various CVP calculations including break-even point, profit, margin of safety, and contribution for a product.

HEALTH-GRACE limited produces one standard product called Bambino Syrup which sells at ₦20.00 per bottle. The trading results for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were as follows:

Month Sales (Units) Profit / Loss (₦)
January 120,000 80,000
February 140,000 120,000
March 60,000 (40,000)
April 96,000 32,000
May 104,000 24,000
June 72,000 16,000

From the above information, you are required to calculate the following:

a. Break-even point in units and Naira value. (2 Marks)
b. Fixed cost. (2 Marks)
c. Variable cost per unit. (8 Marks)
d. Profit volume ratio. (2 Marks)
e. Contribution, assuming 70,000 bottles are sold. (2 Marks)
f. Margin of safety assuming 90,000 bottles are sold. (1 Mark)
g. The number of bottles to be sold to generate a profit after tax of ₦70,000 assuming the tax rate is 30%. (3 Marks)

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QT – May 2017 – L1 – Q1c – Basic Mathematics

Analyze the profit function to find the break-even point and number of boxes to make a profit.

A paper-producing company has determined that its profit from selling x hundred boxes of envelopes is given by the expression:

Required:

i) Determine the number of boxes the company must sell to break even.
(5 marks)

ii) Determine the number of boxes the company must sell to make money.
(5 marks)

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