In: Accounting
Variable costs as a percentage of sales for Lemon Inc. are 80%, current sales are $600,000, and fixed costs are $130,000. What is the break even point in sales?
610000 |
520000 |
650000 |
none of the above |
Solution:
Given data:
*Current sales = $6,00,000
*variable cost =80% of sales
=6,00,000*80%
=4,80,000
*Fixed cost =$1,30,000
Computation of Break even point (BEP) in Sales:
Formula: Fixed cost / Profit Volume(PV) ratio
Working Notes:
* PV Ratio = Contribution / Sales
*Contribution = Sales-Variable cost
Computation of contribution:
*Contribuition = sales- variable cost
= 6,00,000-4,80,000
=1,20,000
*Pv ratio = Contribution / Sales
=1,20,000/6,00,000
=0.2*100
=20%
Break even point in Sales = Fixed cost / Profit Volume(PV) ratio
= 1,30,000/20%
=6,50,000
Therfore Breakeven point in sales = 6,50,000
So,option (C) is correct.