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E6.2 The selling price of a service is $25 per hour. Variable costs of providing the service are $7.00 per
hour and fixed costs for the business are $3000.
(a) Calculate the contribution margin per unit.
(b) Calculate the contribution margin ratio.
(c) Prepare a contribution margin statement for the business if it sells 250 hours during a period.
E6.3 A company has a target profit of $100 000. Its fixed costs are $150 000, variable costs are $12 per unit and the average selling price is $20 per unit.
Calculate:
(a) the number of units to be sold to achieve the target profit.
(b) the total sales value necessary to achieve the target profit.
P6.1 Unicorn Ltd has provided the following information for the months of January and February:
January February
Units sold 25,000 35,000
Total costs $50,000 $67,500
Selling price per unit $4 $4
a. Calculate the variable costs per unit and the fixed costs per month.
b. Calculate the value of sales in a year that are needed to break even.
(c) Calculate the value of sales in a year that are needed to generate a profit of $10 000 per month.
P 6.2 Brisbun and Adlayde are two companies selling similar products in a competitive market. While
their profitability is similar, their cost structure is different. The summary results for each
company are shown below.
Brisbun Adlayde
Sales 10,000 @ $20 200,000 200,000
Less variable costs:
10,000 @ $10 100,000
10,000 @ $5 50,000
Less fixed costs 75,000 125,000
Profit ($) $25,000 $25,000
Q5. A business has fixed costs of $200 000, sells its products for $25 each and has variable costs of $10 each. Draw a CVP graph and show the break-even point in sales value and units.
Q6. Explain what is meant by the overhead allocation problem. Why is it important?
Q7. Explain how the allocation of overhead costs to products/ services differs under absorption costing and
activity-based costing. What are the costs and benefits of each method?
E6.6 The following customer profitability analysis has been prepared. Present the information in a more meaningful way.
Customer A Customer B Customer C
Sales $200,000 $300,000 $400,000
Variable costs $120,000 $180,000 $240,000
Customer-specific marketing,
selling and distribution costs $100,000 $ 80,000 $ 80,000
Fixed corporate costs allocated
as 10% of sales $ 20,000 $30,000 $40,000
How does the performance of each customer compare? What steps could management take to improve overall profitability?