Violet Sales Corp, reports the year-end information from 2019 as
follows:
Sales (35,500 units) | $284,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 105,000 |
Gross margin | 179,000 |
Operating expenses | 152,000 |
Operating income | $27,000 |
Violet is developing the 2019 budget. In 2019 the company would
like to increase selling prices by 3.5%, and as a result expects a
decrease in sales volume of 14%. All other operating expenses are
expected to remain constant. Assume that cost of goods sold is a
variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost.
What is budgeted sales for 2019? (Round interim calculations to the
nearest cent and the final answer to the nearest dollar.)
A. $252,788
B. $284,001
C. $335,092
D. $293,940
Selling price per unit | |
Total Sales | 284000 |
Units | 35500 |
Selling price per unit | 8 |
Increase in selling price per unit (8*3.5%) | 0.28 |
Revised selling price (8+0.28) | 8.28 |
Calculation of number of sale units | |
Present sale units | 35500 |
decrease in units | 4970 |
Revised number of units (35500 - 4970) | 30530 |
Calculation of budgeted sales | |
Revised selling price | 8.28 |
Revised number of units | 30530 |
Budgeted Sales (8.28*252788) | 252788 |
Therefore, the right answer is option (A) $ 252788
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