Rudolph Overhears Macy's Plans to Go Skydiving Over Spring Break

question 33

True/False

Rudolph overhears Macy's plans to go skydiving over spring break.Not really knowing Macy,but figuring it's worth a chance,Rudolph rushes out and buys an insurance policy for $100,000 on Macy's life.Macy does in fact meet her demise jumping out of the airplane.Rudolph can collect the $100,000.

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Definitions:

Dollar Contribution Margin

The difference between total sales revenue and total variable costs, expressed in absolute currency terms.

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production activity or volume, such as raw material costs and direct labor costs.

Fixed Cost

A cost that remains constant, in total, regardless of changes in the level of activity within the relevant range. If a fixed cost is expressed on a per unit basis, it varies inversely with the level of activity.

Margin of Safety Percentage

A metric that measures how much sales can drop before a business reaches its break-even point, typically expressed as a percentage.