Berry Company produces a single product. The projected income statement for the coming year is as follows:
Question:
Berry Company produces a single product. The projected income statement for the coming year is as follows:
Sales (18,000 units @ $60) ........$1,080,000
Less: Variable costs ............594,000
Contribution margin ...........$ 486,000
Less: Fixed costs .............540,000
Operating income .............$ (54,000)
Required:
1. Compute the unit Contribution margin and the units that must be sold to break even.
2. Suppose 30,000 units are sold above break even. What is the operating income?
3. Compute the Contribution margin ratio and the break-even point in dollars. Suppose that revenues are $200,000 more than expected for the coming year. What would the total operating income be?
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...
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Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324660135
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