A Car with a Broken Timing Belt Is Towed to Your

question 37

Multiple Choice

A car with a broken timing belt is towed to your shop. The tow truck operator set the parking brake. The vehicle has an automatic vacuum parking brake release. Because the engine can't be started, the brakes won't release. How do you get the car into the shop?

• A)Back off the parking brake cable at the equalizer bar
• B)Back off the star wheel adjusters
• C)Raise the rear wheels with a floor jack and push the vehicle on the jack
• D)Pull the manual release lever on the side of the parking brake pedal assembly

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

The difference between total sales revenue and total variable costs, used to cover fixed costs and generate profit.

Contribution Format

An income statement format that separates fixed and variable costs, facilitating analysis of the impact of sales volume on profit.

Unit Contribution Margin

The amount that the sale of one unit contributes toward covering fixed costs and then to profit, calculated as the selling price per unit minus the variable cost per unit.

Contribution Margin Ratio

A financial metric that shows the percentage of sales revenue remaining after variable costs are subtracted, indicating how efficiently a company can produce and sell products.