Knowledge Check 01 Zeta Corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. The standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. During the month of January, the company purchased and used 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. What is Zeta Corporation's materials price variance for the month of January

Horace society is planning its annual western fair raceway gala. the gala committee has assembled the following expected costs for the event: dinner (per person) $10 gaming token and program (per person) $2 prize payouts $4,300 tickets and advertising $800 private box suite rental $1,700 lottery licenses $200 the committee members would like to charge $40 per person for the evening’s activities. required: 1. what is the break-even point for the dinner-dance (in terms of the number of persons who must attend)? 2. assume that last year only 200 persons attended the dinner-dance. if the same number attend this year, what price per ticket must be charged in order to break even? 3. refer to the original data ($40 ticket price per person). prepare a cvp graph for the dinner- dance from zero tickets up to 600 tickets sold.

Carlton industries is considering a new project that they plan to price at $74.00 per unit. the variable costs are estimated at $39.22 per unit and total fixed costs are estimated at $12,085. the initial investment required is $8,000 and the project has an estimated life of 4 years. the firm requires a return of 8 percent. ignore the effect of taxes. what is the degree of operating leverage at the financial break-even level of output?

Decision alternatives should be identified before decision criteria are established. are limited to quantitative solutions are evaluated as a part of the problem definition stage. are best generated by brain-storming.