If the Sales Price Per Unit Increases While the Variable

question 63

Multiple Choice

If the sales price per unit increases while the variable cost per unit and total fixed costs remain constant, which of the following statements is true?

• A)The contribution margin decreases and the breakeven point decreases.
• B)The contribution margin increases and the breakeven point decreases.
• C)The contribution margin increases and the breakeven point increases.
• D)The contribution margin decreases and the breakeven point increases.

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Definitions:

Combine

To combine means to bring two or more elements together to form a whole, often used in the context of amalgamating companies, data sets, or processes.

Pooling Of Interests

An accounting method for business combinations where the assets and liabilities of the merging entities are combined at book value, rather than adjusted to fair value.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial documents that represent the combined operations of a parent company and its subsidiaries, showing the financial health of the entire corporate group.

Market Values

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a competitive marketplace.