The Basic Break-Even Model Can Be Modified to Handle More

question 221

Multiple Choice

The basic break-even model can be modified to handle more than one product. This extension of the basic model requires:

• A) price and sales volume for each product.
• B) price and variable cost for each product, and the percent of sales that each product represents.
• C) that the firm have very low fixed costs.
• D) that the ratio of variable cost to price be the same for all products.
• E) sales volume for each product.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The market value at which a service or asset is currently traded.

Call Option

A financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specified quantity of an asset at a set price within a specified time.

Strike Price

The rate at which an option's owner has the right to purchase (for a call option) or offload (for a put option) the underlying asset or commodity.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold.