Coles Company, Inc

question 132

Multiple Choice

Coles Company, Inc. makes and sells a single product, Product R. Three yards of Material K are needed to make one unit of Product R. Budgeted production of Product R for the next five months is as follows: The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of Material K equal to 20% of the following month's production needs. On July 31, this requirement was not met since only 2,500 yards of Material K were on hand. The cost of Material K is $0.85 per yard. The company wants to prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget for the rest of the year.
-The total needs (i.e., production requirements plus desired ending inventory) of Material K for the month of November are:

• A) 37,800 yards
• B) 44,940 yards
• C) 37,380 yards
• D) 45,360 yards

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Definitions:

Degree of Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to a change in its sales volume, signifying the impact of fixed versus variable costs.

Variable Expenses

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as raw materials, direct labor, and sales commissions.

Fixed Expenses

Costs that remain constant for a set period of time, regardless of changes in the level of production or sales volume.

Break-Even Sales

The amount of revenue required to cover both the fixed and variable costs of a business, resulting in neither profit nor loss.