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A-LevelAccountingDecision MakingFeb/Mar 2022Paper 1 Q291 Mark

A company provides the following information about its product. selling price $100, variable cost per unit $40, fixed costs $21600, break-even point 360 units. If the business changes its production method, contribution will increase by 10% and fixed costs will increase by 5%. What would be the effect 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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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Decision Making and is worth 1 mark.

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