Question

Phoenix Company’s 2017 master budget included the following fixed budget report. It is based on an expected production and sales volume of 15,000 units.

PHOENIX COMPANY Fixed Budget Report For Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales				$	3,150,000
Cost of goods sold
Direct materials	$	960,000
Direct labor		240,000
Machinery repairs (variable cost)		45,000
Depreciation—Plant equipment (straight-line)		300,000
Utilities ($45,000 is variable)		210,000
Plant management salaries		200,000			1,955,000
Gross profit					1,195,000
Selling expenses
Packaging		75,000
Shipping		105,000
Sales salary (fixed annual amount)		235,000			415,000
General and administrative expenses
Advertising expense		150,000
Salaries		241,000
Entertainment expense		90,000			481,000
Income from operations				$	299,000

3. The company’s business conditions are improving. One possible result is a sales volume of 18,000 units. The company president is confident that this volume is within the relevant range of existing capacity. How much would operating income increase over the 2017 budgeted amount of $299,000 if this level is reached without increasing

4. An unfavorable change in business is remotely possible; in this case, production and sales volume for 2017 could fall to 12,000 units. How much income (or loss) from operations would occur if sales volume falls to this level? (Enter any loss with minus sign.)

Answer 1