Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under
Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions
Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 117,450 units at a price of $129 per unit during the current year. Its income statement for the current year is as follows:
Sales | $15,151,050 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 7,482,000 | ||
Gross profit | $7,669,050 | ||
Expenses: | |||
Selling expenses | $3,741,000 | ||
Administrative expenses | 3,741,000 | ||
Total expenses | 7,482,000 | ||
Income from operations | $187,050 |
The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows:
Variable | Fixed | |||
Cost of goods sold | 70% | 30% | ||
Selling expenses | 75% | 25% | ||
Administrative expenses | 50% | 50% |
Management is considering a plant expansion program that will permit an increase of $1,161,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $116,100, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
Required:
1. Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest dollar.
Total variable costs | $ |
Total fixed costs | $ |
2. Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year. Enter the final answers rounded to two decimal places.
Unit variable cost | $ |
Unit contribution margin | $ |
3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the
current year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest whole
number.
units
4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under
the proposed program for the following year. Enter the final
answers rounded to the nearest whole number.
units
5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that
would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the
$187,050 of income from operations that was earned in the current
year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest whole
number.
units
6. Determine the maximum income from operations
possible with the expanded plant. Enter the final answer rounded to
the nearest dollar.
$
7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain
at the current level, what will the income or loss from operations
be for the following year? Enter the final answer rounded to the
nearest dollar.
$
8. Based on the data given, would you recommend accepting the proposal?
Choose the correct answer.
Fixed Cost is the cost which is independent of the level of production or business activity. It doesn’t increase or decrease with the increase or decrease in the level of production.
Variable Cost is the cost which is depended on the level of production or business activity. It increases or decreases with the increase or decrease in the level of production.
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