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Cantor Products sells a product for $75. DM costs per unit and DL costs per unit are $45. Depreciation Expenses costs and Production supervisor’s salary are $75,000. Answer the following questions: a. What is the break-even point in units? b. What unit sales would be required to earn a target profit of $200,000? c. Assume they achieve the level of sales required in part b, what is the degree of operating leverage? d. If sales decrease by 30% from that level, by what percentage will profits decrease?
a) breakeven point in units = Fixed costs ( selling price - variable cost)
breakeven point in units = $ 75,000 ( $ 75 - $ 45)
breakeven point in units = 2500 units
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b) Profit = Revenue - cost
$ 200,000 = $ 75 x Q - [ $ 75,000 + $ 45 Q ]
Q = 9167 units
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c) Degree of operating leverage = 1 +( FC OCF )
OCF = - $ 75,000 + ( P - V ) x Q
OCF = - $ 75,000 + ( $ 75 - $ 45) x 9167
OCF = $ 200,010
DOL = 1 + ( $ 75,000 $ 200,010)
DOL = 1.37
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Decrease in sales level by 30% = 9167 units - 0.30 x 9167
Decrease in sales level by 30% = 6417 units
Profit = 6417 x $ 75 - [ $ 75,000 + $ 45 x 6147 ]
Profit = $ 129,660
% decrease in profit = ( $ 200,000 - $ 129,660) ( $ 129,660)
% decrease in profit = 54.25%