In: Accounting
Exercise 5-14 Break-Even and Target Profit Analysis [LO5-3, LO5-4, LO5-5, LO5-6]
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 Lindon Company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $38.00 per unit and has a CM ratio of 39%. The company’s fixed expenses are $355,680 per year. The company plans to sell 25,000 units this year.  | 
Required:
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 What are the variable expenses per unit? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)  | 
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| 2. | Use the equation method: | 
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 What is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)  | 
      
      
| b. | 
 What amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to earn an annual profit of $74,100? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)  | 
         
  
| c. | 
 Assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $4.30 per unit. What is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round up break even point answers to the nearest whole number.)  | 
| 3. | Repeat (2) above using the formula method. | 
| a. | 
 What is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)  | 
          
| b. | 
 What amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to earn an annual profit of $74,100? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)  | 
         
| c. | 
 Assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $4.30 per unit. What is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round up break even point answers to the nearest whole number.)  |