Nappon Co Has Two Products Named X and Y $\text { The following actual operating results were reported after the year was over: }$

question 126

Multiple Choice

Nappon Co. has two products named X and Y. The firm had the following master budget for the year just completed: $\begin{array}{lrrr} & \text { Product X } & \text { Product Y } & \text { Total } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 260,000 & \$ 360,000 & \$ 620,000 \\\text { Variable Costs } & 156.000 & 180,000 & 336,000\\\text { Contribution Margin } & \$ 104,000 & \$ 180,000 & \$ 284,000 \\\text { Fixed costs } & 130,000 & 108,000 & 238,000\\\text { Operating Income (Loss) }&\$(26,000) &\$72,000&\$46,000\\\text { Selling Price per unit }&\$130.00&\$60.00\end{array}$

$\text { The following actual operating results were reported after the year was over: }$

$\begin{array}{lrrr} & \text { Product X } & \text { Product Y } & \text { Total } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 202,500 & \$ 467,500 & \$ 670,000 \\\text { Variable Costs } & 117.000 & 212,500 & 329,500\\\text { Contribution Margin } & \$ 85,500 & \$ 255,000 & \$ 340,500 \\\text { Fixed costs } & 140,000 & 108,000 & 248,000\\\text { Operating Income (Loss) } & \$(54,500) & \$ 147,000 & \$ 92,500\\\text { Units Sold } & 1,500 & 8,500\end{array}$ The contribution margin sales volume variance for Product X is:

• A) $26,000 unfavorable.
• B) $26,000 favorable.
• C) $30,000 unfavorable.
• D) $40,000 unfavorable.
• E) $65,000 favorable.

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Definitions:

Variable

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Confidence Level

The confidence level is a measure of the reliability of an estimate or interval, expressed as a percentage, indicating how often the true parameter falls within the estimated range in repeated samples.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown population parameter.