The Thompson company produces scientific and business calculators, Thompson expects to sell 200,000 scientific calculators and 100,000 business calculators. Below is a segmented income statement for the two products:

 

Required

to. Find the number of scientific calculators and the number of business calculators that must be sold to break even.

b. Calculate the number of scientific calculators and the number of business calculators that must be sold to achieve an after-tax income of $444,000. Assume a tax rate of 40%.

Sales Less: Variables costs Contribution margin Less: Direct fixed costs Segment margin Less: Common fixed costs Operating Income Scientific Business Total $5,000,000 $2,000,000 $7,000,000 (900,000) (900,000) (3,300,000) (2,400,000) $2,600,000 $1,100,000 $3,700,000 (960,000) $140,000 (1,200,000) $1,400,000 (2,160,000) $1,540,000 (800,000) $740,000