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Break-even

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 39mins

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 formula for contribution?

a)

cost price - selling price

b)

fixed costs - variable costs

c)

selling price - variable cost

d)

selling price - cost price

4.
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
5.
To draw the BE graph you must plot Total Costs and ........
a)
Total Production
b)
Total Revenue
c)
Total Fixed Costs
d)
Total Units
6.
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
7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

Which one of the following statements is true about break-even point?

a)

Total costs are less than total revenue

b)

Variable costs are equal to total revenue

c)

Total costs are equal to total revenue

d)

Total costs are greater than total revenue

11.

Which two of the following statements are true about a break-even chart?

a)

The fixed cost line is a horizontal straight line

b)

The total cost line starts at zero and slopes upwards

c)

The variable cost line starts at fixed costs and slopes upwards

d)

The revenue line starts at zero and slopes upwards

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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 he will make a profit.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

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

17.

Bart has found a cheaper supplier of ice cream. His friend tells him that this is a good idea because it means both his break-even point and margin of safety will go down. Bart is confused as to whether this is true or false. He has asked you to help.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
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
19.

The formula for the break even point is

a)

Fixed Costs - Contribution

b)

Selling Price / Fixed Costs

c)

Contribution / Fixed Costs

d)

Fixed Costs / Contribution

20.

Product X's selling price is £20 and the variable cost of producing 1 unit is £8. Contribution is...

a)

£28

b)

-£28

c)

£12

d)

£160

21.

Product Z has a contribution of £30 and the business has fixed costs of £600,000. The break even point would be...

a)

Twenty thousand units

b)

Eighteen million units

c)

Six hundred and thirty thousand units

d)

Fifty thousand units

22.

Given that Salaries are £40,000, Rent is £10,000 and Materials cost £16,000: Fixed Costs would total...

a)

£66,000

b)

£50,000

c)

£14,000

d)

£56,000

23.

It costs £13 to produce 1 unit of Product Q. Given that the business also has fixed costs of £78,000, calculate the break even point.

a)

£6,000

b)

£0.00017

c)

0.00017 units

d)

6,000 units

24.

Any sales after the break even point has been reached would be classed as...

a)

Profit

b)

Loss

c)

Continuing to break even

d)

Fixed Costs

25.
If a business's sales double, its variable costs will also likely
a)
remain the same
b)
decrease
c)
increase
d)
double
26.
Define mark up
a)
profit
b)
the cost price
c)
the selling price
d)
the added cost to cost price
27.

What are examples of variable costs?

a)

Raw materials & interest rates

b)

Performance bonuses & monthly advertisement costs

c)

Raw materials & performance bonuses

d)

Interest rates & monthly advertisement costs

28.

The break-even point is

a)

where total revenue equals total costs

b)

when total costs equal 0

c)

when total revenue equals 0

d)

where number of output equals total costs

29.

Where is the break-even point?

a)

Output 75, Sales 900, Total costs -1300

b)

Output 125, Sales 1500, total costs -1500

c)

Output 150, Sales 1800, Total costs -1600

d)

Output 200, Sales 2400, Total costs -1800

30.

When a business is making a profit,

a)

the sales revenue is higher than the total costs

b)

the total costs are higher than the sales revenue

c)

the number of output is higher than the total costs

d)

the total costs are higher than the number of output

31.

When a business is making a loss,

a)

the sales revenue is lower than the total costs

b)

the sales revenue is lower than the variable costs

c)

the sales revenue is lower than the fixed costs

d)

the sales revenue is equal to the total costs

32.

When the sales are €1200 and TC=€1500, the business is

a)

at their break-even point

b)

making a profit

c)

making a loss

d)

You don't have enough information to answer the question

33.

Semi-variable costs are

a)

composed of a mixture of fixed and variable costs, e.g. salaries that include a performance bonus

b)

equal parts fixed and variable costs, e.g. salaries that include a performance bonus

c)

composed of a mixture of fixed and variable costs, e.g. salaries that include a fixed bonus

d)

equal parts fixed and variable costs, e.g. salaries that include a fixed bonus