The Following Is Addison Corporation's Contribution Format Income Statement for Last

question 50

Multiple Choice

The following is Addison Corporation's contribution format income statement for last month:

$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Sales } & \$ 1,000,000 \\\hline \text { Less: variable expenses } & \underline { 700,000 } \\\hline \text { Contribution margin } & 300,000 \\\hline \text { Less: fixed expenses } & \underline { 180,000 } \\\hline \text { Operating income } & \$ 120,000 \\\hline\end{array}$ The company has no beginning or ending inventories. A total of 20,000 units were produced and sold last month.

-If sales increase by 100 units,by how much should operating income increase?

• A) $400.
• B) $4,800.
• C) $1,500.
• D) $2,500.

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Definitions:

MC

Marginal Cost, the increase or decrease in the total cost of a production run for making one additional unit of an item.

Long Run

A period in economic analysis where all factors of production can be varied, and no inputs are fixed.

Shut Down

The process of ceasing operations, often temporarily, due to various reasons like lack of demand, financial trouble, or external circumstances.

Diminishing Returns

The principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while others remain constant, the overall returns will eventually decrease after a certain point.