Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
the Tornado

question 45

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
The Tornado Dust Removers Corporation manufactures two vacuum cleaners,the Standard and the Supreme.The following information was gathered about the two products:
$$\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Standard } & \text { Supreme } \\\text { Bud geted sales in urits } & 4000 & 1000 \\\text { Bud geted selling price } & \$ 300 & \$ 850 \\\text { Bud geted contribution margin per unit } & \$ 210 & \$ 550 \\\text { Actual sales in units } & 3500 & 1500 \\\text { Actual selling price } & \$ 325 & \$ 840\end{array}$$
-What is the total sales-mix variance in terms of the contribution margin?

• A)$278 000 favourable
• B)$170 000 favourable
• C)$448 000 favourable
• D)$110 000 favourable

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive Firms

Companies that operate in a market structure characterized by many competitors, but each one sells a slightly differentiated product.

Economic Profits

The contrast between aggregate sales and cumulative expenditures, including both disclosed and undeclared costs.

Long Run

A period during which all factors of production and costs can be varied, without any fixed factors or constraints.

Profit Per Unit

The difference between the selling price and the cost of one unit of a product, indicating how much profit is made from selling a single unit.