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A-LevelAccountingDecision MakingOct/Nov 2016Paper 1 Q291 Mark

A company makes a product for which the following information is given. per unit $ selling price 100 direct materials 40 direct labour 30 Total fixed costs are $40000. Planned production is 1000 units. Which action should the company take to break-even?

Adecrease direct labour cost by 30%
Bdecrease direct material cost by 25%
Cincrease direct labour cost by 30%
Dincrease direct materials cost by 25%

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Decision Making and is worth 1 mark.

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