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(I have finished all the rest I just cant find the Break-Even Sales in Units or Dollars, I have them filled but it says thoughs are wrong, find the start here to know where to start) Cover-to-Cover Company is a manufacturer of shelving for books. The company has compiled the following cost data, and wants your help in determining the cost behavior. After reviewing the data, complete requirements (1) and (2) below.

Units

Total

Total

Total Machine

Produced

Lumber Cost

Utilities Cost

Depreciation Cost

12,000 shelves

$144,000

$14,800

$125,000

24,000 shelves

$288,000

$28,600

$125,000

48,000 shelves

$576,000

$56,200

$125,000

60,000 shelves

$720,000

$70,000

$125,000

1. Determine whether the costs in the table are variable, fixed, mixed, or none of these.

Variable Cost

Fixed Cost

Mixed Cost

None of these

Lumber

Utilities

Depreciation

2. For each cost, determine the fixed portion of the cost, and the per-unit variable cost. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". Recall that, for N= Number of Units Produced, Total Costs = (Variable Cost Per Unit x N) + Fixed Cost. Complete the table below with your answers.

Cost

Fixed Portion of Cost

Variable Portion of Cost (per Unit)

Lumber

0

12.00

Utilities

1,000

1.15

Depreciation

125,000

0

Biblio Files Company is the chief competitor of Cover-to-Cover Company in the bookshelf business. Biblio Files is analyzing its manufacturing costs, and has compiled the following data for the first six months of the year. After reviewing the data, answer questions (1) through (3) below.

Month

Number of Units Produced

Total Cost

January

4,360

$65,600

February

250

$6,250

March

1,000

$15,000

April

5,000

$77,500

May

1,750

$32,500

June

3,015

$48,000

1. From the data provided above, help Biblio Files Company estimate the fixed and variable portions of its total costs using the High-Low Method. Recall that Total Costs = (Variable Cost Per Unit x Units Produced) + Fixed Cost. Complete the table below.

Total Fixed Cost

Variable Cost per Unit

2500

15.00

2. With your Total Fixed Cost and Variable Cost per Unit from the High-Low Method, calculate the total cost for the following values of N (Number of Units Produced).

Number of Units Produced

Total Costs

3,500

55000

4,360

67900

5,000

77500

3. Why does the total cost calculated for 4,360 units not match the data for January in the table at the top of this panel?

The High-Low method only gives accurate data when fixed costs are zero.

The High-Low method is accurate only for months in which production is at full capacity.

The High-Low method gives accurate data only for levels of production outside the relevant range.

The High-Low method gives a formula for the estimated total cost and may not match levels of production other than the highest and lowest.

START HERE Review the contribution margin income statements for Cover-to-Cover Company and Biblio Files Company on their respective Income Statements panels. Complete the table below from the data provided in the income statements. Each company sold 84,800 units during the year.

Cover-to-Cover Company

Biblio Files Company

Contribution margin ratio (percent)

30

48

Unit contribution margin

1.50

2.40

Break-even sales (units)

42400

58300

Break-even sales (dollars)

212000

291500

Cover-to-Cover Company

Contribution Margin Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

1

Sales

$424,000.00

2

Variable costs:

3

Manufacturing

$212,000.00

4

Selling

21,200.00

5

Administrative

63,600.00

296,800.00

6

Contribution margin

127,200.00

7

Fixed Costs:

8

Manufacturing

$5,000.00

9

Selling

4,000.00

10

Administrative

54,600.00

63,600.00

11

Income from operations

$63,600.00

Biblio Files Company

Contribution Margin Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

1

Sales

$424,000.00

2

Variable costs:

3

Manufacturing

$169,600.00

4

Selling

16,960.00

5

Administrative

33,920.00

220,480.00

6

Contribution margin

203,520.00

7

Fixed Costs:

8

Manufacturing

$121,920.00

9

Selling

8,000.00

10

Administrative

10,000.00

139,920.00

11

Income from operations

$63,600.00

START HERE (the break even sales in units and dollars are wrong (bolded) and I cant figure them out) Biblio Files Company is making plans for its next fiscal year, and decides to sell two new types of bookshelves, Basic and Deluxe. The company has compiled the following estimates for the new product offerings.

Type of Bookshelf

Sales Price per Unit

Variable Cost per Unit

Basic

$5.00

$1.75

Deluxe

$9.00

$8.10

The company is interested in determining how many of each type of bookshelf would have to be sold in order to break even. If we think of the Basic and Deluxe products as components of one overall enterprise product called Combined, the unit contribution margin for the Combined product would be $2.31. Fixed costs for the upcoming year are estimated at $346,962. Recall that the totals of all the sales mix percents must be 100%. Determine the amounts to complete the table below.

Type of Bookshelf

Percent of Sales Mix

Break-Even Sales in Units

Break-Even Sales in Dollars

Basic

60%

64055

320273

Deluxe

40%

154205

1387848

Refer again to the income statements for Cover-to-Cover Company and Biblio Files Company on their respective Income Statement panels. Note that both companies have the same sales and net income. Answer questions (1) - (3) below, assuming that all data for the coming year is the same as the current year, except for the amount of sales.

1. If Cover-to-Cover Company wants to increase its profit by $40,000 in the coming year, what must their amount of sales be?

557333

2. If Biblio Files Company wants to increase its profit by $40,000 in the coming year, what must their amount of sales be?

507333

3. What would explain the difference between your answers for (1) and (2)?

The answers are not different; each company has the same required sales amount for the coming year to achieve the desired target profit.

Biblio Files Company has a higher contribution margin ratio, and so more of each sales dollar is available to cover fixed costs and provide income from operations.

The companies have goals that are not in the relevant range.

Cover-to-Cover Companys contribution margin ratio is lower, meaning that its more efficient in its operations.

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