In: Accounting
The Terrence Co. manufactures two products, Baubles and
Trinkets. The following are projections for the coming year:
Baubles | Trinkets | ||||||||||
15,000 units | 7,500 units | ||||||||||
Sales | $ | 15,000 | $ | 15,000 | |||||||
Costs: | |||||||||||
Fixed | $ | 3,300 | $ | 9,570 | |||||||
Variable | 6,750 | 10,050 | 3,750 | 13,320 | |||||||
Income before taxes | $ | 4,950 | $ | 1,680 | |||||||
How many Baubles will be sold at the break-even point, assuming
that the facilities are jointly used with the sales mix remaining
constant?
Particulars | Baubles | Trinkets |
Sale price per unit | (15000/15000) | (15000/7500) |
Sale price per unit | 1 | 2 |
Variable Cost per unit | (6750/15000) | (3750/7500) |
Variable Cost per unit | 0.45 | 0.5 |
Ratio of Sales | 15,000 | : 7500 |
Ratio of Sales | 2 | : 1 |
Let the break even sales quantity for trinkets be 'X' | ||
Therefore, break even sales quantity for baubles be '2X' | ||
Fixed Cost | = | (3300+9570) |
Fixed Cost | = | 12870 |
Fixed Cost/(Sales - Variable Cost) | = | 1 |
12870/((2X*1+X*2)-(2X*.45+X*.5)) | = | 1 |
12870/(4X-1.4X) | = | 1 |
12870/2.6X | = | 1 |
X | = | 4950 |
Baubles | Trinkets | |
Break even sales quantity | 2X | X |
Break even sales quantity to be sold | 9900 | 4950 |
Checking for Answer | ||
Sales | 9900 | 9900 |
Variable Cost | 4455 | 2475 |
Contribution | 5445 | 7425 |
Fixed Cost | 3300 | 9570 |
Profit/Loss | 2145 | -2145 |
Total Profit | = | 0 |