Determining the break-even point and preparing a contribution margin income statement Latoma Manufacturing Company makes a product
Question:
Determining the break-even point and preparing a contribution margin income statement Latoma Manufacturing Company makes a product that it sells for $45 per unit. The company incurs variable manufacturing costs of $21 per unit. Variable selling expenses are $6 per unit, annual fixed manufacturing costs are $100,000, and fixed selling and administrative costs are $80,000 per year.
Required Determine the break-even point in units and dollars using each of the following approaches.
a. Contribution margin per unit.
b. Equation method.
c. Contribution margin ratio.
d. Confirm your results by preparing a contribution margin income statement for the break-even sales volume.
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Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
ISBN: 9780073526799
4th Edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Bor-Yi Tsay, Philip Olds