In: Accounting
Question (October 2015)
ABC Company developed the following information for its products:
| 
 RM/unit  | 
|
| 
 Salse price  | 
 60  | 
| 
 Variable cost:  | 
|
| 
 Direct material cost  | 
 12  | 
| 
 Direct labor cost  | 
 8  | 
| 
 Variable factory overhead  | 
 10  | 
| 
 Variable selling expenses  | 
 5  | 
| 
 Total fixed factory overhead  | 
 RM150,000  | 
| 
 Total fixed selling and admin expenses  | 
 RM80,000  | 
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 Units sold  | 
 12,000 units  | 
Required:
(a) Calculate variable cost per unit and total fixed expenses.
(b) Calculate the operating profit for ABC Company using contribution margin income statement.
(c) Calculate the break-even quantity.
(d) If the company plans improve its marketing strategy by paying a marketing agency a fixed amount of RM10,000 a year, how many additional units must be sold to earn the same operating income it is now making? Check your answer by preparing a contribution margin income statement based on the new quantity.