A Study Has Been Conducted to Determine If Product a Should

question 34

Multiple Choice

A study has been conducted to determine if Product A should be dropped.Total sales of the product are $200,000 per year; total variable expenses are $140,000 per year.Total fixed expenses charged to the product are $90,000 per year.The company estimates that $40,000 of these fixed expenses will continue even if the product is dropped.These data indicate that if Product A is dropped,the company's overall operating income per year would change by how much?

• A) A decrease of $10,000.
• B) An increase of $20,000.
• C) A decrease of $20,000.
• D) An increase of $30,000.

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Definitions:

Sunk Cost

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered or changed.

Alternative

An option or choice among several available in a given situation, often considered when making decisions.

Relevant Range

The span of activity or volume over which the specific assumptions of cost behavior hold true, often considered in budgeting and decision-making.

Mixed Costs

Expenses that contain both fixed and variable components, changing in total with the level of activity but not directly proportional.