You Are the Manager of a Project That Has a 2.8

question 72

Multiple Choice

You are the manager of a project that has a 2.8 degree of operating leverage and a required return of 14 percent.Due to the current state of the economy,you expect sales to decrease by 7 percent next year.What change should you expect in the operating cash flows next year given your sales prediction?

• A)19.60 percent decrease
• B)16.03 percent decrease
• C)13.46 percent decrease
• D)5.60 percent decrease
• E)2.74 percent decrease

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Definitions:

Machine-Hours

An indicator of how much is produced or the level of activity in manufacturing, determined by the total hours that machinery is in use during the production process.

Job-Order Costing

A costing method used to calculate the production costs of individual units or batches of products, making it especially useful for customized orders in manufacturing or service industries.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

An overhead allocation rate applied uniformly to all products or services based on overall plant activity, ignoring individual departmental differences.

Direct Labor-Hours

Refers to the measurable amounts of work effort contributed directly by laborers on the manufacturing floor towards the production of goods.