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absorption and marginal costing

CChris9y ago
Qstn. For a product that has a positive unit contribution, which of the following events would tend to increase total contribution by the greatest amount ? A) 10% decrease in variable cost B) 10% increase in selling price c) 10% increase in volume sold d) 10% decrease in total fixed costs. The text choose ( b) as an answer Please what is your answer on this ? example if we have cost card having a selling price per unit of $100 variable cost per unit $60 contribution will be $40 if we make sales of 1000 units , that will give us total contribution $40,000 so the
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor9y ago#1
On your example a 10% decrease in variable cost will give a new total contribution of $46,000 A 10% increase in selling price will give a new total contribution of $50,000 A 10% increase in the volume sold will give a new total contribution of $44,000. (A change in the fixed costs is obviously irrelevant) So the correct answer is indeed (b) :-)
CChris9y ago#2
Thank you Sir .
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor9y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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