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Malibu Corporation has monthly fixed costs of $66,000. It sells two products for which it has provided the following information.
Sales Price Contribution Margin
Product 1 $ 15 $ 9
Product 2 20 4
a. What total monthly sales revenue is required to break even if the relative sales mix is 30 percent for Product 1 and 70 percent for Product 2? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.)
b. What total monthly sales revenue is required to earn a monthly operating income of $16,000 if the relative sales mix is 20 percent for Product 1 and 80 percent for Product 2? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.)
| Calculation of Contribution margin ratio | |||
| S.No | Particulars | Product 1 | Product 2 |
| (a) | Selling Price | 15 | 20 |
| (b) | Contribution margin | 9 | 4 |
| (c ) | Contribution margin ratio [[(b)/(c )]*100] | 60% | 20% |
| Answer to part 1 | |||
| Particulars | Product 1 | Product 2 | Total |
| Contribution Margin ratio | 60% | 20% | |
| Relative sales mix | 30% | 70% | |
| Contribution margin ratio*Realtive sales mix | 18% | 14% | 32% |
| Calculation of monthly sales revenue required to break even | |||
| Fixed costs | 66000 | ||
| Total Contribution margin ratio*Realtive sales mix | 32% | ||
| Monthly sales revenue required to break even (66000/32%) | 206250 | ||
| Answer to part 2 | |||
| Particulars | Product 1 | Product 2 | Total |
| Contribution Margin ratio | 60% | 20% | |
| Relative sales mix | 20% | 80% | |
| Contribution margin ratio*Realtive sales mix | 12% | 16% | 28% |
| Calculation of monthly sales revenue required to earn a monthly operating Income of $ 16000. | |||
| Fixed costs | 66000 | ||
| Target Income | 16000 | ||
| Total Contribution margin ratio*Realtive sales mix | 28% | ||
| Monthly sales revenue required to break even (66000+16000/28%) | 292857 | ||