Short Assessment - Break-even

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TRUE or FALSE: The break-even point for a business is where total revenue is the same as total costs. At this point the business is making neither a profit or a loss.

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TRUE
FALSE

Question 2

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The normal method used to calculate the break-even point is: Break-even = total fixed costs / ___________

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unit contribution (the difference between selling price and variable costs)
variable cost
fixed cost
revenue

Question 3

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TRUE or FALSE: Variable costs do not always change in proportion to output (e.g. bulk-buying discounts, or overtime paid to manufacturing employees)

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TRUE
FALSE

Question 4

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Break-even analysis is difficult to use if the business makes .......

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The same product
Makes more than one product

Question 5

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The point at which a business goes from loss into profit can be seen on:

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a pie chart
a break-even chart
a bar chart
an organization chart

Question 6

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A fixed cost is one that:

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does change as output changes
does not change as output changes
does change as profit changes
does not change as profit changes

Question 7

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Contribution in break-even analysis is the difference between:

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fixed costs and variable costs
fixed costs and sales
sales and variable costs
profit and loss

Question 8

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The difference between the break-even output level and the expected output is the:

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margin of safety
area of loss
total fixed costs
break-even revenue

Question 9

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Total costs in break-even analysis are shown by:

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fixed costs plus direct costs
fixed costs plus variable costs
sales less fixed costs
sales less variable costs

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	Created by Carina Storm over 5 years ago