Lawson, Inc

question 79

Multiple Choice

Lawson, Inc. sells a single product for $12. Variable costs are $8 per unit and fixed costs total $360,000 at a volume level of 60,000 units. Assuming that fixed costs do not change, Lawson's break-even point would be:

• A) 30,000 units.
• B) 45,000 units.
• C) 90,000 units.
• D) negative because the company loses $2 on every unit sold.
• E) a positive amount other than the specific amounts given.

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Definitions:

Depletion

Depletion is an accounting method used to allocate the cost of extracting natural resources such as minerals, oil, and gas from the earth over the period they are consumed.

Straight-Line Method

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, which spreads the cost evenly across its useful life.

Units-of-Activity Method

A depreciation method that allocates costs based on the actual usage or output of the asset rather than time.

Depletion Cost

The allocation of the cost of natural resources, such as minerals or oil, over the period they are extracted and sold.