Mattison Company Has Developed Cost Formulas for the Drivers of the Following

question 105

Multiple Choice

Mattison Company has developed cost formulas for the drivers of the following production activities: If the actual activity was 20 setups and the actual fixed cost for inspections was $28,000 and the variable cost for inspections was $5,000, the total variance for inspections is

• A) $1,000 favorable.
• B) $2,000 favorable.
• C) $1,000 unfavorable.
• D) $2,000 unfavorable.

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Definitions:

Profitability Index

A calculation that determines the relationship between the costs and benefits of a proposed project through the ratio of present value of future cash flows over the initial investment.

Mutually Exclusive Projects

Projects in which the acceptance of one project will exclude the acceptance of the other projects due to constraints.

IRR

Internal Rate of Return; a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of a potential investment, calculating the discount rate at which the net present value of costs and benefits equals zero.

Cost of Capital

The necessary rate of earnings a firm must obtain from its investments to preserve its market worth and secure capital.