In: Accounting
Yellowstone Company began operations on January 1 to produce a
single product. It used an absorption costing system with a planned
production volume of 108,000 units. During its first year of
operations, the planned production volume was achieved, and there
were no fixed selling or administrative expenses. Inventory on
December 31 was 10,800 units, and operating income for the year was
$291,600.
Required:
1. If Yellowstone Company had used variable
costing, its operating income would have been $237,600. Compute the
break-even point in units under variable costing.
Variable Costing operating income | $237,600 | ||
Add: Fixed cost element in closing inventory | $54,000 | (291600-237600) | |
Absorption costing opearting income | $291,600 | ||
Total Ending inventory units | 10,800 | ||
Fixed cost per unit in ending inventory | $5 | (54000/10800) | |
Planned production | 108000 units | ||
Total fixed Cost = | 108000*5 | ||
Total fixed Cost = | $540,000 | ||
Fixed Cost | $540,000 | ||
Add | Operating income under variable costing | $237,600 | |
Contribution margin | $777,600 | ||
Total units sold | 97,200 | (108000-10800) | |
contribution margin per unit | $8 | (777600/97200) | |
Breakeven point in units = | Fixed Cost/contribution margin per unit | ||
Breakeven point in units = | 540000/8 | ||
Breakeven point in units = | 67,500 | ||