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Break Even

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for Revenue?

a)

Price x Quantity sold

b)

Fixed costs + Variable costs

c)

Costs x Quantity

d)

Income stream

2.

Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost for a cafe?

a)

Managers' salaries

b)

Workers' wages

c)

Coffee

d)

Cakes

3.

What is the formula for Total Costs?

a)

Variable costs - Fixed costs

b)

Variable costs + Fixed costs

c)

Selling price + Fixed costs

d)

Variable costs X Fixed costs

4.

What does break-even point show?

a)

Where a business is neither making a profit or loss

b)

How many items to make in order to make a loss

c)

How much profit the business making

d)

Where a business has more fixed costs than variable costs

5.

The break-even formula is

a)

Fixed costs / (variable costs - total costs)

b)

Fixed costs / (selling price - variable costs)

c)

Contribution / by fixed costs

d)

Fixed costs - revenue

6.

Which one is NOT included in the break -even formula?

a)

variable costs per unit

b)

total fixed costs

c)

selling price per unit

d)

cost price per unit

7.
To draw the BE graph you must plot Total Costs and ........
a)
Total Production
b)
Total Revenue
c)
Total Fixed Costs
d)
Total Units
8.

If there is an increase in costs what will happen to the break-even point and profits?

a)

Break-even point rises, profits rise

b)

Break-even point rises, profits fall

c)

Break-even point falls, profits rise

d)

Break-even point falls, profits fall

9.

If there is a price increase what will happen to the break-even point?

a)

It falls

b)

It rises

c)

It stays the same

10.

What is the formula for contribution?

a)

cost price - selling price per unit

b)

fixed costs - variable costs

c)

selling price - variable cost per unit

d)

selling price - cost price per unit

11.

Total contribution = ?

a)

Total sales revenue less total variable costs

b)

Total sales revenue less fixed costs

c)

Variable costs per unit less fixed costs

d)

Total selling price less fixed costs.

12.

Margin of safety is?

a)

Actual sales - break-even sales

b)

Fixed costs - selling price

c)

Actual sales + break-even sales

d)

Actual sales - Fixed costs

13.

What is meant if we say "break-even is 54 units"?

a)

If we sell 55 units we aren't making a profit

b)

If we sell 54 units we begin to make a profit

c)

If we sell 55 units we begin to make a profit

d)

If we sell 54 units we are not yet at break-even point

14.

What is the break-even point in units for a company whose total fixed costs are £275,450; selling price per unit is £16; and variable cost per unit is £14.75?

a)

220,360

b)

150,300

c)

183,633

d)

£220,360

15.

Mymy's total costs are £50,000 when selling 100 items. Mymy's fixed costs are £20,000. What must be the variable cost of one item?

a)

£300

b)

£500

c)

£200

d)

Cannot be calculated

16.

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

17.

Dexter 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

18.

Brandon's Burgers has sales of 250 units, a sales revenue of £26 500, total variable costs of £12 340 and total fixed costs of £4 600 (all annual figures).


Calculate the Total Contribution

a)

£56.64

b)

£14 160

c)

£14 410

d)

£566.40

19.

Brandon's Burgers has sales of 250 units, a sales revenue of £26 500, total variable costs of £12 340 and total fixed costs of £4 600 (all annual figures).


Calculate the Contribution per unit

a)

£56.64

b)

£14 160

c)

£14 410

d)

£566.40

20.

Brandon's Burgers has sales of 250 units, a sales revenue of £26 500, total variable costs of £12 340 and total fixed costs of £4 600 (all annual figures).


Calculate the Profit or Loss

a)

£9 560

b)

£95 600

c)

£662 5000

d)

£660 8060

21.

Madi is starting a new business making pies. She needs to work out how many pies she needs to sell to break even. Madi plans the pies for £1.25 each. The ingredients and packaging costs 50p and her fixed costs are £1,524 per month. How many units would Madi need to sell to break-even?

a)

75 pies

b)

2032 pies

c)

£75

d)

£2032

22.

Rowyn 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. It is at...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Rowyn 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

24.

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

25.

Which of the following is a limitation of using break-even analysis?

a)

The business may change its selling price

b)

The product may become more fashionable

c)

Takes no account of the credit crunch

d)

A new market entrant will affect the level of demand