In: Accounting
Explain and compare how to compute the units produced and sold for aTarget Income and for the Break-even point and provide an example for computing the units produced and sold for a Target Income and for the Break-even point.
| Contribution margin per unit = Selling Price per unit-Variable cost per unit | |||||||
| Breakeven point in units is the number of units where profit is NIL. | |||||||
| Breakeven point in units = Fixed costs/ Contribution margin per unit | |||||||
| Number of units to achieve target profit = (Target profit+Ficed costs)/Contribution margin per unit | |||||||
| Example: | |||||||
| Selling price per unit = $120 | |||||||
| Variable cost per unit = $40 | |||||||
| Therefore, | |||||||
| Contribution margin per unit= $80 | |||||||
| Fixed costs = $160000 | |||||||
| Then, | |||||||
| Breakeven point in units = $160000/$80 | |||||||
| = 2000 units | |||||||
| If, | |||||||
| Targeted profit = $80000 | |||||||
| Then, | |||||||
| Number of units to achieve targeted profit = ($160000+$80000)/$80 | |||||||
| = 3000 units |