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Problem 2 (9 marks) (18 minutes) The Bruggs & Strutton Company manufactures an engine for carpet...

Problem 2 (18 minutes) The Bruggs & Strutton Company manufactures an engine for carpet cleaners called the "Snooper." Budgeted cost and revenue data for the coming month of the "Snooper" are given below, based on sales of 40,000 units. Sales (40,000 units) $1,600,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 1,120,000 Gross margin $ 480,000 Less: Operating expenses 100,000 Operating income $ 380,000 Cost of goods sold consists of $800,000 of variable costs and $320,000 of fixed costs. Operating expenses consist of $40,000 of variable costs and $60,000 of fixed costs. Required: a. Calculate the break-even point in units. b. How many units must be sold to generate an operating income equal to 15% of sales? c. Using the degree of operating leverage, calculate the percentage increase in operating income that would result if sales were to increase by 25% over the budgeted amount. d. Management wants to increase sales and feels that this can be done by cutting the selling price by 10% and increasing the advertising budget by $20,000 per month. Management believes that these actions will increase unit sales by 50%. Should these changes be made? Use incremental analysis.

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(a) Break Even Point in Units        = Fixed Cost / Contribution Per Unit
Total Fixed Cost Cost of Goods Sold                        320,000
Operating Expenses                          60,000
                       380,000
Total Variable Cost Cost of Goods Sold                        800,000
Operating Expenses                          40,000
                       840,000
Contribution = Sales - Variable costs
Sales        1,600,000
Total Variable Cost            840,000
Contribution            760,000
Units Sold              40,000
Contribution per unit                       19
Break Even Point in Units
Total Fixed Cost            380,000
Contribution per unit                       19
20,000 Units
(b) Units must be sold to generate an Operating income equal to 15% of Sales.
Sales        1,600,000
15% of Sales            240,000 (1600000*15%)
Operating Income for 40,000 Units            380,000
Operating Income Per unit                   9.50 (380,000/40000)
Operating Income Required(15% of Sales)            240,000
Operating Income Per unit                   9.50
Units Requred        25,263.16 (240,000/9.50)
Units must be sold to generate an Operating income equal to 15% of Sales.
25,264 Units
( c ) Degree of Operating Leverages is a cost accounting equation which gives the degree to which a firm can increase operating income
by increasing revenue.
Degree of Operating Leverages = Contribution Margin / Profit
this can be re write as
Degree of Operating Leverages = Contribution Margin / (Contribution margin - Fixed Cost)
Contribution margin            760,000
Total Fixed Cost            380,000
Contribution margin - Fixed Cost            380,000
Degree of Operating Leverages 200% (760000/380000)
Increase in Sales 25%
percentage Increase in Operating Income 50% (25%*200%)
Note
Operating Leverages 200% means if sales increase by 25% Operating Income will increase by 50 %.
(d) Selling Price per Unit = Sales / Units
Selling Price per Unit
Sales        1,600,000
Units              40,000
                      40 Per Unit
New Selling Price(cutting by 10%)                       36 Per Unit
Variable Cost per Unit = Variable Cost / Units

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