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Break-Even Sales and Sales to Realize Income from Operations
For the current year ending October 31, Yentling Company expects fixed costs of $558,900, a unit variable cost of $56, and a unit selling price of $83.
a. Compute the anticipated break-even sales
(units).
units
b. Compute the sales (units) required to
realize income from operations of $129,600.
units
a. Calculation of anticipated break-even sales (units)
Anticipated break-even sales (units) = Fixed Cost / (Selling Price per unit - Variable Cost per unit)
Where, Fixed Cost = $558,900
Selling Price per unit = $83
Variable Cost per unit = $56
Therefore Anticipated break-even sales (units)
= $558,900 / ($83 - $56)
= $558,900 / $27
= 20,700 units
Anticipated break-even sales (units) = 20,700
b. Calculation of the sales (units) required to realize income from operations of $129,600.
Units to get desired income = (Desired Income / Contribution margin per unit) + Breakeven units
Where, Desired Income = $129,600
Contribution margin per unit = Selling Price per unit - Variable Cost per unit
= $83 - $56
= $27
Breakeven units = 20,700
Therefore Units to get desired income would be
($129,600 / 27) + 20,700
= 4800 + 20,700
= 25,500 units
The sales (units) required to realize income from operations of $129,600 is 25,500 units