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Price per cake | $13.31 |
Variable cost per cake |
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ingredients | 2.24$ |
direct labor | 1.01$ |
overhead | 0.23$ |
Fixed cost per month | 3,342.20$ |
1. Determine Cove’s break-even point in units and sales dollars.
2. Determine the bakery’s margin of safety if it currently sells 380 cakes per month.
3. Determine the number of cakes that Cove must sell to generate $1,800 in profit.
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Price per cake | $ 13.31 | |||
Variable cost per cake: | ||||
ingredients | $ 2.24 | |||
direct labor | $ 1.01 | |||
overhead | $ 0.23 | $ 3.48 | ||
Contribution margin | $ 9.83 | |||
Contribution margin Ratio | $9.83/$13.31 | 73.85% | ||
Fixed cost per month | $ 3,342.20 | |||
Part 1 | ||||
BEP in units | $3,342.20/$9.83 | 340 | Units | |
BEP in Sales dollars | $3,342.20/73.85% | $ 4,525 | ||
Part 2 | ||||
Break even sales | $ 4,525 | |||
Sales at 380 units | 380*$13.31 | $ 5,058 | ||
Margin of safety | $5,058-$4,525 | $ 532 | ||
Part 3 | ||||
No of cakes | ($3,342.20+$1,800)/$9.83 | 523 | Units |