Given the following
data:
Per Unit | Total | ||||
Sales | $ | 18 | $ | 54,000 | |
Less variable expenses | 10 | 30,000 | |||
Contribution margin | 8 | 24,000 | |||
Less fixed expenses | 16,000 | ||||
Net income | $ | 8,000 | |||
If sales decrease by 500 units, by what percent would fixed costs
have to be reduced to maintain current net income?
50.0%
33.3%
25.0%
16.7%
2500 units level | |||
Sales | 45000 | ( 2500 units X $18 per unit | |
Less Variable cost | 25000 | 2500 units X $10 per unit | |
Contribution | 20000 | 45000-25000 | |
Less Fixed cost | 12000 | 20000-8000 | |
Profit | 8000 | ||
to calculate the change in fixed cost = Change in Fixed cost /previous level fixed cost | 25% | (16000 - 12000)/16000 X 100 | |
contribution is $20000 of which desired profit is $80000,fixed cost after reducing the Desired profit is $12000 (20000-8000) | |||
to get change in fixed cost as percentage existing level of fixed cost less current level of fixed cost and divided by existing level of fixed cost (16000-12000)/16000 then we will arrive 25% | |||
Calculation of current level of production | |||
Sales value | $54,000 | ||
Selling price per unit | $18 | per unit | |
Number of units sold is | 3000 | 54000 / $18 per unit | |
total value is $54000, the selling price per unit is $18 per unit, the sales value divided by selling price per unit we will arrive the number of units sold that is 3000 units | |||
current level of production is 3000 units less 500 units we will arrive the 2500 units | |||
Note : in general situation the fixed cost remains constant in value but the per unit will change increase or decrease volume of production | |||
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