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Break Even

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does break even point show?
a)
where a business is neither making a profit or loss
b)
how many items to make
c)
how much profit they're making
d)
where a business has more fixed costs than variable
2.

What assumption does this statement say "Break even is 54 units"?

a)

if we sell 55 we aren't making a profit

b)

if we sell 54 we begin to make a profit

c)

if we sell 55 we begin to make a profit

d)

if we sell 54 we are not yet at break even point

3.
What is the margin of safety?
a)
the margin between projected units and break even point units
b)
the margin between profit and loss
c)
the margin between units and sales
d)
the margin between each break even point
4.

What is the formula for contribution?

a)

cost price - selling price

b)

fixed costs - variable costs

c)

selling price - variable cost

d)

selling price - cost price

5.
What is one limitation to calculating break even?
a)
helps projected sales
b)
based on estimates
c)
based on multiple products
d)
considers stock wastage
6.
To draw the BE graph you must plot Total Costs and ........
a)
Total Production
b)
Total Revenue
c)
Total Fixed Costs
d)
Total Units
7.
My total costs are £50,000 when selling 100 items. My fixed costs are £20,000. What must be the variable cost of one item? 
a)
£300
b)
£500
c)
£200
d)
Cannot be calculated
8.

Fixed costs: = £30,000

Variable cost: = £200 per photo shoot

Forecast output (Sales): = 140 photo shoots

Selling price: = £1000 per photo shoot


What is the Total Contribution?

a)

£112 000

b)

£112 500

c)

£375

d)

£800

9.

Simon has worked out the following figures for new Bobble Hats he is going to sell. He estimates that he can produce 20 000 hats a month with a selling price of £3.50. He expects the machinery costs to be £60 000 per annum, staff salaries are £72 000 per annum and raw materials cost £30 000 per month.


What is the margin of safety?

a)

66 000

b)

74 000

c)

200 000

d)

174 000

10.
Some business costs are classified as fixed costs because they
a)
must be paid within a set time
b)
don't change when sales go up or down
c)
are unpredictable and must be estimated
d)
cost all businesses the same amount
11.
If a business's sales double, its variable costs will also likely
a)
remain the same
b)
decrease
c)
increase
d)
double
12.
Most businesses receive the bulk of their income from
a)
dividends
b)
sales revenue
c)
return on investment
d)
capital
13.
One of the main purposes for calculating break-even is to help the business to
a)
determine stock value
b)
prepare an income statement
c)
forecast sales
d)
set selling prices
14.
Businesses calculate break-even in units so they know
a)
how much profit they will earn after they break even
b)
which products they should purchase for resale
c)
which costs are variable and which are fixed
d)
how many products they must sell to break even
15.

Which one of the following would be included in the calculation of total costs?

a)

Selling price

b)

Rent of premises

c)

Revenue

d)

Refund to a customer

16.

Gemima sells dolls houses at £50 each. Each dolls house costs her £32 to make. Her fixed costs are £2700. How many dolls houses must Gemima make in order to break-even?

Break-even = fixed cost

Selling price per unit - variable cost per unit

a)

150

b)

22

c)

19

d)

20

17.

Gemima's dolls houses are very popular, she is considering setting her selling price to £55. If she does this what would happen to her break-even point?

a)

Would increase

b)

Would decrease

c)

Would stay the same

18.

Bart is planning on opening an ice cream parlour. After carrying out some research a friend has presented him with a break-even chart but he is unsure of what it means.

He has asked you to show him where the break-even point is.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Bart should break-even at 600 ice creams per month. He believes that he can sell 850 ice creams per month. What is his margin of safety?

a)

250

b)

1450

c)

150

d)

50

20.

Frederick is revising his formulae for a test on break-even. He has mixed up his revision notes. What is the formulas for Profit

a)

Total revenue - total cost

b)

Fixed cost + variable cost

c)

Actual output - break-even point

d)

Total revenue = total cost