The Vargas Company Had the Following Expectations for the Year

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Vargas Company had the following expectations for the year:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text {Budgeted results for the year were: }\\\text {Total market for the product}&175,000 \mathrm{units}\\\text { Vargas' budgeted sales } & \$ 1,763,125 \\\text { Variable costs per unit } & \$ 18.75 \\\text { Selling price per unit } & \$ 32.50\\\text { Actual results for the year were: }\\\text { Total market for the product}&166,250 \mathrm{units}\\\text { Vargas's actual sales}&56,525\mathrm{units}\\ \text { Total Variable costs}&\$1,073,975\\\text { Total sales}&\$1,752,275\end{array}$

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Is the industry volume variance favorable or unfavorable?

• A) Unfavorable.
• B) Favorable.

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Definitions:

Zero Profit

A situation in which a firm's total revenues match its total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Inefficiency

Refers to a lack of efficiency, where resources are not used in the most productive way, often resulting in wasted time or energy.

Monopolies

Market structures where a single producer or seller controls the entire supply of a product or service, often leading to reduced competition.

Efficient Level Output

The Efficient Level Output refers to the quantity of production that achieves the highest possible efficiency in terms of cost and resource usage, often where marginal costs equal marginal revenue.