A Company Is Considering Producing an Item That Can Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

A company is considering producing an item that can be sold for $37.50 per unit.If the fixed costs for setting up production are $225,000 and the variable cost per unit for the item is $35.00 then the break-even volume for this item is

• A)6,000 units
• B)6,429 units
• C)72,500 units
• D)90,000 units

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Definitions:

Statute of Frauds

A legal concept that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged, in order to be legally enforceable.

Collateral Promise

A collateral promise is a secondary agreement that one party will assume responsibility for another's debt or obligation if that other party fails to fulfill it.

Secondary Obligations

Duties or liabilities that arise not from the primary contract but as a result of ancillary or supplementary agreements or circumstances.

Statute of Frauds

A legal concept that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing and signed by all parties involved to be enforceable.