Match the Items in the Two Columns Below by Entering

question 36

Short Answer

Match the items in the two columns below by entering the appropriate code letter in the space provided.
A. Activity index G. Break-even point
B. Variable costs H. Contribution margin
C. Fixed costs I. Margin of safety
D. High-low method J. Contribution margin ratio
E. Relevant range K. Variable costing
F. Mixed costs L. Absorption costing
____ 1. The amount of revenue remaining after deducting variable costs.
____ 2. Costs that contain both a variable and a fixed element.
____ 3. The percentage of sales dollars available to cover fixed costs and produce income.
____ 4. Identifies the activity which causes changes in the behavior of costs.
____ 5. The difference between actual or expected sales and sales at the break-even point.
____ 6. Costs that vary in total directly and proportionately with changes in the activity level.
____ 7. The level of activity at which total revenues equal total costs.
____ 8. The range over which the company expects to operate during the year.
____ 9. Costs that remain the same in total regardless of changes in the activity level.
____ 10. A costing approach in which all manufacturing costs are charged to the product.
___?_ 11. A method that uses the total costs incurred at the high and low levels of activity.
____ 12. A costing approach in which only variable manufacturing costs are product costs and fixed manufacturing costs are period costs (expenses).

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