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Advanced Enterprises reports yearminusend information from 2018 as follows: Sales (160,250 units) $968,000 Cost of goods sold 641,000 Gross margin 327,000 Operating expenses 263,000 Operating income $64,000 Advanced is developing the 2019 budget. In 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. All other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. Assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. Should Advanced increase the selling price in 2019? A. Yes, because operating income increases for 2019. B. Yes, because sales revenue increases for 2019. C. No, because gross margin decreases for 2019. D. No, because sales volume decreases for 2019.
Items | Amounts |
Sales | 968,000 |
Less:Cost of goods sold | 641,000 |
Gross Margin | 327,000 |
Less:Operating Expenses | 263,000 |
Operating Income | 64,000 |
Sales price per unit = Sales value / Sales Quantity
= 968,000/160,250 = $6.0406 per unit
New sales price will be 14.5% higher than old price:
= 6.0406 + 14.5% = $6.9164 per unit
* Given that , If selling price is increased by 14.5%, sales quantity will reduced by 9%
So New Sales Quantity = 160250 - 9% = 145,828 units
*Cost of goods sold is variable expense, as a percentage to Sales:
=(Cost of goods sold/Sales) *100
=(641000/968000)*100 = 66.22%
Therefore Cost of goods sold is 66.22% of sales
*Operating expenses are fixed regardless of units sold.
NEW INCOME STATEMENT
Items | Amounts |
Sales (145828 x 6.9164) | 1,008,605 |
Less:Cost of goods sold ( 1008605 x 66.22%) | 667,898 |
Gross Margin | 340,707 |
Less: Operating expenses (fixed) | 263,000 |
Operating Income | 77,707 |
It can be observed from the above statement that, Operating Income increased with increase of Sales price.
Therefore answer is
A. Yes, because operating income increases for 2019