Lyman Company bottles and distributes Livit, a diet soft drink. The beverage is sold for 50 cents

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Lyman Company bottles and distributes Livit, a diet soft drink. The beverage is sold for 50 cents per 16-ounce bottle to retailers, who charge customers 75 cents per bottle. For the year 2012, management estimates the following revenues and costs.

Net sales Direct labor Manufacturing overhead- Manufacturing overhead- Selling expenses–variable Selling expenses-fixe

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(a) Prepare a CVP income statement for 2012 based on management’s estimates.

(b) Compute the break-even point in

(1) Units and

(2) Dollars.

(c) Compute the contribution margin ratio and the margin of safety ratio. (Round to nearest full percent.)

(d) Determine the sales dollars required to earn net income of $238,000.

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...
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