The following information applies to a company operating in
Chilanga. It is the operational results for the year just ended,
2019.
The company, which manufactures a single product coded ‘zeron’
, achieved a sales value of K8.000.000 for the period under
consideration. A unit of ‘zeron’ was being sold at K20. During the
period under review, the company operated at 80% capacity.
Suggestions are being made to increase the operating capacity.
Details of the cost structure are hereby given:
2 Direct material K4 Direct labour K4 Variable production
overhead K80,000 Variable selling overhead K160,000 Variable
distribution overhead K120,000 Fixed production overhead K320,000
Fixed selling overhead K180,000 Fixed distribution overhead K80,000
Fixed administration overhead K1,440,000 Further , sales agents are
paid a commission of 5% on sales value for selling ‘zeron’.
Required
(a) Compute the company’s breakeven point in sales value
(b) Prepare income statements, given three scenarios depicted
hereunder: Scenario 1 At the present level of sales Scenario 2 If
the unit selling price is reduced by 5% which should increase sales
volume by
12.5% Scenario 3 If the unit selling price is reduced by 10%
which should increase sales volume by 25% Comment on scenario three
above which will stretch the capacity limit