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MetroMove serves business clients while changing promotion; the case evidence includes supplier lead time of ?11,080, sales of 695 units, and a 23% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Identify break-even level of output and margin of safety from a break-even chart?
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Topic
Financial terms and calculations
Question
- A. Use break-even chart, margin of safety to judge capacity utilisation, managers impact, and the business objective in Break-even.
- B. Give only a definition of Financial terms and calculations without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat efficiency and productivity as identical and ignore the effect on managers.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use break-even chart, margin of safety to judge capacity utilisation, managers impact, and the business objective in Break-even.
Explanation
This option works because Use break-even chart, margin of safety to judge capacity utilisation, managers impact, and the business objective in Break-even. The case evidence gives ?12,580, 695 units, and 23%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse efficiency and productivity, miss the managers, or ignore the business objective.
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