1) Data related to the expected sales of laptops and tablets for Tech Products Inc. for the current year, which is typical of recent years, are as follows:

Products	Unit Selling Price		Unit Variable Cost		Sales Mix
Laptops	$1,600		$800		40%
Tablets	900		450		60%

The estimated fixed costs for the current year are $11,682,000.

Required:

a. Determine the estimated units of sales of the overall (total) product, E, necessary to reach the break-even point for the current year. units

b. Based on the break-even sales (units) in part (1), determine the unit sales of both laptops and tablets for the current year.

Laptops	units
Tablets	units

c. Assume that the sales mix was 60% laptops and 40% tablets. Compare the breakeven point with that in part (1). Why is it so different? units

The break-even point is in this scenario than in part (1) because the sales mix is toward the product with the higher of product.

2)

Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data:

	Beck Inc.		Bryant Inc.
Sales	$285,600		$912,000
Variable costs	114,600		547,200
Contribution margin	$171,000		$364,800
Fixed costs	114,000		212,800
Income from operations	$57,000		$152,000

a. Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place.

Beck Inc.
Bryant Inc.

b. How much would income from operations increase for each company if the sales of each increased by 10%? If required, round answers to nearest whole number.

	Dollars	Percentage
Beck Inc.	$		%
Bryant Inc.	$		%

c. The difference in the of income from operations is due to the difference in the operating leverages. Beck Inc.'s operating leverage means that its fixed costs are a percentage of contribution margin than are Bryant Inc.'s.

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