A Company Has Fixed Costs of $270,000,a Unit Contribution Margin

question 38

Multiple Choice

A company has fixed costs of $270,000,a unit contribution margin of $14,and a contribution margin ratio of 55%.If the company wants to earn a target $60,000 pretax income,what amount of sales must it make (rounded to the nearest whole dollar) ?

• A)490,909.
• B)330,000.
• C)109,090.
• D)381,818.
• E)600,000.

Determine the appropriate decision based on the t-statistic and alpha level.

Identify the conditions under which specific statistical values (t-statistic, critical values) can be negative.

Know how to report and interpret the results of a z-test.

Understand how to calculate and interpret critical values for hypothesis testing.

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