Saturday 20 July 2013

Super Sales Company is the exclusive distributor for a revolutionary bookbag. The product sells for $43 per unit



Exercise 5-16 Break-Even and Target Profit Analysis [LO3, LO4, LO5,LO6]
Super Sales Company is the exclusive distributor for a revolutionary bookbag. The product sells for $43 per unit and has a CM ratio of 38%. The company’s fixed expenses are $245,100 per year. The company plans to sell 16,000 bookbags this year.

Required:
1.
What are the variable expenses per unit? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  Variable expenses
$    
            Variable expense = 26.66
2.
Use the equation method:

a.
What is the break-even point in units and in sales dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

  Break-even point in units
   
  Break-even point in sales dollars
$     
            Break-even point in units                            = 15,000 units
           Break-even point in sales dollars                     = 645,000

b.
What sales level in units and in sales dollars is required to earn an annual profit of $81,700? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

  Sales level in units
   
  Sales level in dollars
$     
  Sales level in units                       = 20,000
  Sales level in dollars       = 860,000

c.
Assume that through negotiation with the manufacturer the Super Sales Company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $4.10 per unit. What is the company’s new break-even point in units and in sales dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole number.)

  New break-even point in units
   
  New break-even point in sales dollars
$     

  New break-even point in units                          = 11991
  New break-even point in sales dollars           = 510625
3.
Repeat (2) above using formula method. 
   
a.
What is the break-even point in units and in sales dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
  
  Break-even point in units
  
  Break-even point in sales dollars
$   
            Break-even point in units                           = 15,000 units
           Break-even point in sales dollars                     = 645,000

b.
What sales level in units and in sales dollars is required to earn an annual profit of $81,700? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
  
  Sales level in units
  
  Sales level in dollars
$   
  Sales level in units                       = 20,000
  Sales level in dollars       = 860,000
  

c.
Assume that through negotiation with the manufacturer the Super Sales Company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $3.60 per unit. What is the company’s new break-even point in units and in sales dollars? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
  
  New break-even point in units
  
  New break-even point in sales dollars
$   
  New break-even point in units                              = 12292
  New break-even point in sales dollars                  =532826

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