Variable costs as a percentage of sales for Lemon Inc. are 80%, current sales are $600,000, and fixed costs are $130,000. What is the number of sales required to achieve a 60,000 net income
Few starting formulas and their derivation -
1. Sales = Total Cost + Profit
2. Total Cost = Variable Cost + Fixed Cost
3. Sales = Variable Cost + Fixed Cost + Profit
4. Sales - Variable Cost = Fixed Cost + Profit
5. Contribution Margin = Fixed + Profit = Sales - Variable Cost
6. Contribution Margin Ratio = 1 - Variable Cost Ratio
Break-even (in sales $) formula for desired profit = ( Fixed Cost + Desired Profit) ÷ Contribution Margin Ratio
Therefore, in the given problem,
Contribution Margin Ratio = 1 - 80% = 20%
Therefore, Break-even sales = (130000 + 60000) ÷ 20% = 190000 ÷ 20% = $950000.
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