In: Accounting
Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions
Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 167,200 units at a price of $129 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows:
Sales | $21,568,800 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 7,654,000 | ||
Gross profit | $13,914,800 | ||
Expenses: | |||
Selling expenses | $3,827,000 | ||
Administrative expenses | 2,279,000 | ||
Total expenses | 6,106,000 | ||
Income from operations | $7,808,800 |
The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows:
Variable | Fixed | |||
Cost of goods sold | 60% | 40% | ||
Selling expenses | 50% | 50% | ||
Administrative expenses | 30% | 70% |
Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $1,677,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $223,600, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
Required:
1. Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year.
Total variable costs | $fill in the blank |
Total fixed costs | $fill in the blank |
2. Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year.
Unit variable cost | $fill in the blank |
Unit contribution margin | $fill in the blank |
3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the
current year.
fill in the blank units
4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under
the proposed program for the following year.
fill in the blank units
5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that
would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the
$7,808,800 of income from operations that was earned in the current
year.
fill in the blank units
6. Determine the maximum income from operations
possible with the expanded plant.
$fill in the blank
7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain
at the current level, what will the income or loss from operations
be for the following year?
$fill in the blank
8. Based on the data given, would you recommend accepting the proposal?
Choose the correct answer.