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Breakeven, Target Profit, Margin of Safety, Operating Leverage Pike Street Taffy makes and sells taffy in...

Breakeven, Target Profit, Margin of Safety, Operating Leverage

Pike Street Taffy makes and sells taffy in a variety of flavours in a shop located in the local public market. Data for a recent week are as follows:

Revenue (2,000 kgs @ $4.80 per kg)

$9,600

Cost of ingredients

$3,200

Rent

800

Wages

4,800

8,800

Pretax income

800

Taxes (20%)

160

After-tax income

$ 640

All employees work standard shifts, no matter how much taffy is produced or sold.

REQUIRED

A.

Calculate the breakeven point in units and in revenue.

B.  

Calculate the number of units and the amount of revenues that would be needed for after-tax income of $3,000.

C.  

Calculate the margin of safety in units and the margin of safety percentage.

D.  

Calculate the degree of operating leverage.

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P.UNIT
REVENUE 9600 4.8 (9600/2000
LESS COST OF INGREDIENTS 3200 1.6 3200/2000
CONTRIBUTION 6400 3.2 6400/2000
LESS RENT 800 FIXED COST
LESS WAGES 4800
PRE TAX INCOME/EBIT 800
LESS TAX 160
AFTER TAX INCOME 640

BREAK EVEN POINT= FIXED COST/CONTRIBUTION PER UNIT) * SALES UNIT

BREAK EVEN POINT= FIXED COST/CONTRIBUTION PER UNIT
BREAK EVEN POINT= FIXED COST/CONTRIBUTION PER UNIT
UNIT WISE 1750 (5600/3.2)
REVENUE WISE 8400 [(5600/3.2)*4.8]

B do reverse calculation

units UNITS P.UNIT
REVENUE 14025 2921.875 4.8
LESS COST OF INGREDIENTS 4675 2921.875 1.6
CONTRIBUTION 9350 2921.875 (9350/3.2) 3.2
LESS RENT 800 FIXED COST
LESS WAGES 4800
PRE TAX INCOME 100% 3750 (3000/80%)
LESS TAX @20% 750
AFTER TAX INCOME I.E 80% 3000 given

c. margin of saftey percentage method =actual sales - breakeven point sales) / actual sales

-unit method = actual sales - breakeven point sales) / sale price per unit

1- unit method = 9600-8400)/4.8 = 250
2. percentage = 1200/9600 = 0.125 or 12.5%

D. degree of operating leveage = contribution / EBIT
= 6400/800
=8


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