Exam 1 Flashcards
Cost of Goods Sold =
product cost x units sold/units made
Ending Inventory =
units made - units sold
relevant range
total fixed costs don’t change for a range of activity, aqnd then jumps to a new higher cost for the next higher range of activity
range of activity over which the definitions of fixed costs and variable costs are valid
Supplies used in the plant managers’ office would be categorized as
GSA or product, asset or expense
product
asset
cost allocation
process of dividing a total cost into parts and assigning the parts to relevant objects
Wages of administrative building security guards would be categorized as
GSA or product, asset or expense
GSA
expense
Contribution Margin Ratio =
Contribution Margin/Revenue
We use the contribution margin ratio to
calculate money needed to break even or get profit
See the percentage of sales that goes to fixed costs
Raw Material Equation =
Beginning Inventory + Materials Purchased - Materials Used = Ending Inventory
Depreciation on vehicles used by salespeople would be categorized as
GSA or product, asset or expense
GSA, expense
cost-volume-profit graph
horizontal axis-activity
vertical axis-$
fixed cost line- constant at total fixed cost
total cost line - slants upwards as costs increase
sales line - revenue
Operating leverage =
Contribution margin/Net income
Cost volume profit limitations
1) selling price is constant
2) costs are linear: VC per unit is constant, FC don’t change, efficiency is consistent
3) sales mix constant
4) inventory levels constant
5) All CVP variables are within the relevant range
product costing
classifying and accumulating costs (materials, labor, overhead) to determine the cost of making a product or providing a service
managers need to know the costs of their products and servicesWhat is
Operating leverage means
how a % change in sales will affect profits
how much of an organization’s costs are fixed
Margin of Safety =
(units expected - break-even units)/units expected
When product cost is expensed, what is it expensed under? What financial statement?
Cost of Goods sold in the income statement
Asset/Inventory/Materials in the balance sheet
Work in Process Equation =
BI + Material used + Labor + Overhead - Cost of Goods Manufactured = EI
Definitions of fixed and variable costs depend on
context
Cost of merchandise shipped to customers is categorized as
GSA or product, asset or expense
Product, expense
Variable costs ___ when activity increases or decreases
increase or decrease proportionally
The variable cost assumption (constant unit variable cost) applies within the ______
relevant range
Mixed costs have both ____ and ____ components.
fixed, variable
Lubricant used to maintain factory equipment would be categorized under
GSA/product, asset/expense
Product, Asset
Increasing variable costs ____ operating leverage
decreases
The Cost of a delivery truck would be categorized under
GSA or product, asset or expense
GSA, asset
The break-even point is where
cost = profit
zero net income
CM = fixed costs (you’ve covered all your fixed costs)
Cost of goods sold =
product cost - COGM
Gross margin income statement
Revenue (COGS) Gross Margin (SGA) Operating Profit/Loss
Fixed cost per unit ___ when activity increases and ___ when activity decreases
decreases, increases
When is a product cost expensed
At the point of sale
Partially complete products or materials to which some labor and or overhead have been added are called
work in process inventory
manufacturing process
financial assets -> manufacturing process -> physical assets
Completed products awaiting sale are
Finished Goods
BI + cost added = ____ + EI
What equation is this
cost transferred
Inventory
A lower contribution margin means ____ break-even volume in units
greater
EQN method
selling price per unit (u)= variable cost per unit (u) + fixed cost + desired profit
“u”-number of units
____ costs better if volume is increasing but ___ costs are better if business is declining
fixed, variable
Fixed costs ____ when activity increases/decreases
remains constant
Variable cost per unit ____ when activity decreases/ increases
remains constant
Total units need to break-even with multiple products =
Total fixed cost/ weighted average contribution margin
Mixed product CM income statement
Sales of A
Sales of B
Total Sales
(VC A)
(VC B)
Contribution Margin
(FC)
Net income/loss
Contribution Margin Per Unit Method to get the break-even point in units
Fixed cost/Contribution Margin per unit
CM Ratio method to get break-even point in dollars
FC/CM ratio
FC/(CM/Sales) = FC x Sales / CM
Manufacturing costs consist of
Direct material, direct labor, and overhead
Depreciation on computers used in a factory would be categorized as
GSA or product, asset or expense
Product, asset
Depreciation on factory assets is considered
overhead
Calculating the # units to reach a profit =
(Fixed cost + desired profit)/Contribution margin per unit
commodity
there is no difference between products, making price a deciding factor
Service/period costs are expensed when?
immediately, in the period in which the economic sacrifice is incurred
Period cost is also know as
GSA
General, Selling, and Administrative
Unless otherwise stated, cost per unit means
average cost per unit
Average cost per unit =
total cost/# units
Cost-plus pricing
Selling price = cost + markup (equal to a percentage of the cost)
a common business practice
Raw materials used to make a product would be categorized as
GSA or product, asset or expense
Product, asset
CVP Graph
See physical index card
Computers for the accounting department would be categorized as
GSA, Assets
Companies with highly fixed cost structures will have ____ break-even points than those with lower
higher
raw materials
materials waiting to be processed
If the Contribution Margin is $0.25 and there are 7000 additional units, for every additional unit past the break-even unit you pay a certain amount
(7000) (0.25-0.05)
(7000) (0.2)
1400
upstream cost
costs incurred before manufacturing begins
downstream cost
costs incurred after manufacturing is complete
How much product cost should be expensed?
Units sold/units made = x/product cost
Gross profit margin =
revenue - COGS
Value-added principle
only report info that adds value by helping make better decisions
If the operating leverage is 6, a 10% increase in sales will increase profit by how much?
60%
Multiple product
1) Sales mix
2) WACM
3) Total units needed to break-even
4) how much of each product
5) verify with income statement
Overhead
unrelated to manufacture but still a cost, like utilities
Increased fixed cost, __ leverage, ___ risks, ___ profit
increase, increase, increase if volume increasing
Weighted average contribution margin
sales mix 1 x contribution margin 1 + sales mix 2 x contribution margin 2
Period costs are related to manufacturing of a product, T/F
False
Break-even volume in units
fixed cost/contribution margin per unit
Break-even volume in sales dollars
fixed cost/contribution margin per unit x selling price per unit
Break-even ratio in units
Fixed cost/CMPU
Break-even ratio in dollars
Fixed cost/CM ratio
Sales revenue - variable cost
Contribution margin
Cash dividend to stockholders would be categorized as
neither product nor GSA, asset nor expense
Earning volatility is
what happens to the bottom line if the unit number fluctuates
Increased fixed costs, increases leverage, which ___ volatility
increases
Increased variable costs, ___ volatility
decreases
Depreciation is added/subtracted to SGA/period costs
added
managerial vs. financial
managerial: internal, value-added, estimates, relevant, continuous
financial: external, SEC IFRS GAAP FASB government and investors, facts, quarterly/annually, reliable, consistent
Which costs increase income (when volume is increasing) from most to least?
Fixed mixed variable
When fixed costs are covered, net income will increase by
the contribution margin
What is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?
Fixed costs
Contribution margin =
Revenue-variable costs
CM Income Statement
Revenue (VC) CM (FC) NI
BI + COGM - ____ = EI is which EQN
COGS, Finished Goods Inventory
Gross margin
Sales - COGS
When fixed costs are covered, NI will increase by
CM