Bruce Company recently reduced its fixed advertising budget. All other costs and revenues were unchanged. Select the response that indicates the impact of the advertising cuts on the company's break-even point and margin of safety. Break-even Point A) Increase B) Decrease C) Increase D) Decrease Operating leverage Increase Decrease Decrease Increase Select one: A. A D. D A typical example of a profit center is: Select one A. The accounting department in a manufacturing company B. The furniture section of a retail department store C. The human resources department in a hospital. D. The maintenance department of a university A firm's compensation costs for key senior executives (CEO, CFO, etc.): Select one A. are easily related to a segment's activities and hence are charged to a company's operating segments when preparing a segmented income statement. B. are not charged to a company's operating segments when preparing a segmented income statement. C. are charged to a company's operating segments when preparing a segmented income statement. D. are easily related to a segment's activities. Prentiss Company is decentralized with three divisions. While all three division managers have responsibility for costs, only the Division Three manager has responsibility for generating revenues. Select the correct statement from the following Select one: O A. Responsibility reports should be prepared for Division Three only. B. Division Three is a profit center O C. Responsibility reports should be prepared for Divisions One and Two only D. Prentiss Company is not large enough to benefit from preparing responsibility reports. Which of the following statements is incorrect? Select one: A. One advantage of a standard cost system is to price products consistently. O B. A material cost variance is one that will influence stockholders' investment decisions C. In deciding whether to investigate a variance, managers should consider the materiality of the variance. O D. None of the above statement is correct