Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Costs and cost behaviour

Costs and cost behaviour — practice question

A firm gives the following details for one of its products. Selling price: $100 Variable cost per unit: $40 Fixed costs: $21 600 Break-even point: 360 units If the firm alters its production method, contribution will rise by 10% and fixed costs will rise by 5%. What effect would this have on the break-even point?

  • Adecrease by 16 units
  • Bdecrease by 18 units
  • Cincrease by 16 units
  • Dincrease by 18 units

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