ent should focus its sales and production efforts on the product or products that will provide the a.lowest product costs b.highest sales revenue c.maximum contribution margin

. It is an important use of managerial accounting   a. determine direct cost by adding direct materials  b. understand customer orientation c. recast budgeted statements according to a situation d. change variables of risk internally and externally

Mastery Problem: Contribution Margin, Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even Point (Overview) Fixed, Variable and Mixed Costs An appreciation of cost behavior is needed in order for management to understand and predict profitability as the costs of material, labor and other operating expenses and levels of production and sales change. It's important to review the cost behavior of fixed, variable and mixed costs before contribution margins, cost-volume-profit analysis, and break-even points.   1.  In the table below, Have-A-Seat Inc. has outlined many of the costs associated with producing office chairs. With respect to the production and sale of office chairs, classify each cost as: a.fixed b.mixed c.variable.   a.  Pressure-molded plastic for chair frames   b.  Pension cost: $0.50 per employee hour on the job   c.  Insurance premiums for inventory: $2,100 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of inventory over $2 million   d.  Property taxes: $120,000 per year for…

Describe the differences in behavior of fixed costs, variable costs, semi-variable costs and step costs. Then discuss how break-even analysis and contribution margin can be useful in making business decisions.

Contribution Margin, Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even Point (Overview) Fixed, Variable and Mixed Costs An appreciation of cost behavior is needed in order for management to understand and predict profitability as the costs of material, labor and other operating expenses and levels of production and sales change. It's important to review the cost behavior of fixed, variable and mixed costs before contribution margins, cost-volume-profit analysis, and break-even points. 1.   In the table below, Have-A-Seat Inc. has outlined many of the costs associated with producing office chairs. With respect to the production and sale of office chairs, classify each cost as fixed, mixed, or variable. a.  Pressure-molded plastic for chair frames   b.  Pension cost: $0.50 per employee hour on the job   c.  Insurance premiums for inventory: $2,100 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of inventory over $2 million   d.  Property taxes: $120,000 per year for the factory building and…

What is downsizing? A. An integrated approach configuring processes, products, and people to match costs to the activities that need to be performed for operating effectively and efficiently in the present and future. B. A comparison of the quantity of output produced with the quantity of an individual input used. C. The amount of productive capacity available over and above the productive capacity employed to meet customer demand in the current period. D. An organization's ability to achieve lower costs relative to competitors through productivity and efficiency improvements, elimination of waste, and tight cost control.