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Wilmington University
1. -------------- costs are a function of volume, not time
= Variable
2. The firm’s---- is the level of sales necessary to cover all operating costs.
= Operating break-even point
3. Which of the following is NOT a variable cost?
= Rent
4. A firm’s operating break-even point us sensitive to all the following EXCEPT:
= Interest expense
5. If a firm’s fixed operating costs decrease, the firm’s operating break-even point
will
= Decrease
6. If a firm’s variable cost per unit increase, the firms operating break-even point
will:
= Increase
7. Whenever fixed cost is greater than zero, DOL is
= Greater than 1
8. At a firm’s quarterly divided meeting held April 9, the directors declared a
$0.50 per share dividend for the holders of the record on Monday, May 1. The
firm’s stock will sell “ex-dividend” on:
= April 28
9. According to the residual theory of dividends, is a firm’s equity needs
exceed the amount of retained earnings, the firm would:
= Pay no dividend
10. The “clientele effect refers to:
= The firm’s ability to attract stockholders who dividend preferences are similar
to the firm’s dividend policy
11. Gordon’s bird-in-the-hand argument suggest that: