Deal of The Day! Hurry Up, Grab the Special Discount - Save 25% - Ends In 00:00:00 Coupon code: SAVE25
Welcome to Pass4Success

- Free Preparation Discussions

IMANET Exam CMA Topic 1 Question 79 Discussion

Actual exam question for IMANET's CMA exam
Question #: 79
Topic #: 1
[All CMA Questions]

The change in period-to-period operating income when using variable costing can be explained by the change in the

Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: D

The estimated incremental after-tax operating cash flows for each year of a capital project consist of two components: the after-tax cash inflows from operations and the depreciation tax shield arising from the purchase of new equipment. The first of these for Pauley can be calculated as follows:

Pauley's total after-tax operating cash inflow for each year of the project's life is thus $36,000 ($30,000 + $6,000). Ii the final year of the project, two additional cash flows must be taken into account, the after-tax proceeds from the disposal of the equipment purchased for the project, and the recovery of working capital devoted to the project. These two additional cash flows can be calculated as follows:

Pauley's total after-tax cash inflow for the final year of the project's life is thus $49,000

($36,000 + $13,000).


Contribute your Thoughts:

Sue
17 days ago
I'm torn between C and D, but I think I'll go with C. Inventory changes shouldn't affect the operating income under variable costing, right?
upvoted 0 times
...
Hassie
21 days ago
C is the way to go. The unit sales level and the unit contribution margin are the key factors here, not the inventory level.
upvoted 0 times
...
Devorah
28 days ago
Haha, this question is a real head-scratcher. Is the answer a variable or a constant? I can't keep up with all these accounting terms!
upvoted 0 times
Luisa
1 days ago
I know, accounting terms can be confusing sometimes!
upvoted 0 times
...
Gabriele
7 days ago
C) Unit sales level multiplied by a constant unit contribution margin.
upvoted 0 times
...
Detra
15 days ago
A) Unit sales level multiplied by the unit sales price.
upvoted 0 times
...
...
Casie
1 months ago
I'm going with D. The change in operating income is affected by the change in finished goods inventory level and the unit contribution margin.
upvoted 0 times
...
Ria
1 months ago
Option C looks good to me. The change in period-to-period operating income under variable costing is directly related to the change in unit sales level, not inventory level.
upvoted 0 times
Gilma
23 days ago
That makes sense. The change in operating income is based on unit sales level.
upvoted 0 times
...
Domingo
29 days ago
I agree, option C is correct. The unit contribution margin remains constant.
upvoted 0 times
...
...
Merlyn
2 months ago
But if you think about it, using a constant unit contribution margin makes more sense in variable costing.
upvoted 0 times
...
Mariann
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is D.
upvoted 0 times
...
Merlyn
2 months ago
I think the answer is C.
upvoted 0 times
...
Colette
2 months ago
But if you think about it, using a constant unit contribution margin makes more sense in variable costing.
upvoted 0 times
...
Eleni
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is D.
upvoted 0 times
...
Colette
2 months ago
I think the answer is C.
upvoted 0 times
...

Save Cancel