Baker Company has a product that sells for $20 per unit. The variable expenses are $12 per

Question:

Baker Company has a product that sells for $20 per unit. The variable expenses are $12 per unit, and fixed expenses total $30,000 per year.

Required:

a. What is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?

b. What is the contribution margin ratio for the product?

c. If total sales increase by $20,000 and fixed expenses remain unchanged, by how much would net operating income be expected to increase?

d. The marketing manager wants to increase advertising by $6,000 per year. How many additional units would have to be sold to increase overall net operating income by $2,000?

Contribution Margin
Contribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...