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Cost-volume-profit analysis
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40 CXC CAPE Accounting questions on Cost-volume-profit analysis, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

How is contribution per unit calculated?

  1. Selling price per unit less total cost per unit
  2. Sales revenue less fixed costs
  3. Profit per unit plus fixed cost per unit
  4. Selling price per unit less variable cost per unit
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✓ Answer: D — Selling price per unit less variable cost per unit
Award 1 mark. It is what each unit gives the business towards covering fixed costs, and then towards profit once those are covered.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is the break-even point?

  1. The highest output the business can achieve
  2. The activity level at which sales revenue equals variable costs
  3. The point at which the business begins production
  4. The activity level at which total contribution exactly equals fixed costs
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✓ Answer: D — The activity level at which total contribution exactly equals fixed costs
Award 1 mark. At that point profit is nil, and every unit sold beyond it adds its full contribution straight to profit.
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Are the Cost-volume-profit analysis questions aligned to the official CXC CAPE Accounting syllabus?
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How is Cost-volume-profit analysis typically tested on CXC CAPE Accounting papers?
Cost-volume-profit analysis appears across multiple question types on real CXC CAPE Accounting papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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