Johansen Company had $210,000 of operating income in 2016 when the selling price per unit was $150,
Question:
Johansen Company had $210,000 of operating income in 2016 when the selling price per unit was $150, the variable costs per unit were $90, and the fixed costs were $570,000. Management expects per-unit data and total fixed costs to remain the same in 2017. The president of Johansen Company is under pressure from shareholders to increase operating income by $52,000 in 2017.
Instructions
(a) Calculate the number of units sold in 2016.
(b) Calculate the number of units that would have to be sold in 2017 to reach the shareholders' desired profit level.
(c) Assume that Johansen Company sells the same number of units in 2017 as it did in 2016. What would the selling price have to be in order to reach the shareholders' desired profit level?
Step by Step Answer:
Managerial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118856994
4th Canadian edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, Ibrahim M. Aly