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Consider the same company one more time:
Revenues: 500
Variable Costs 250
Fixed Costs 100
1. Assuming volume decreases 10%, what will revenues, variable costs and fixed costs
be in year 2? What will operating income be? What will the operating margin be in
year 2?
2. Assume in the above that variable costs were 150 and fixed costs were 200.
What will revenues, variable costs and fixed costs be in year 2? What will the
operating margin be in year 2?
when volume decreases, only Revenues and variable costs gets affected and Fixed costs will remain constant
1. Revenues in Year 2 = Current Revenues * (1 - Decrease%) = 500 * 90% = $450
Variable Costs in Year 2 = Current Variable costs * (1 - Decrease%) = 250 * 90% = $225
Fixed Costs in Year 2 = Constant = $100
Operating Income = Revenues - Variable costs - fixed costs = $450 - 225 - $100 = $125
Operating Margin = Operating income / Revenues = $125 / 450 = 27.78%
2. Revenues in Year 2 = Current Revenues * (1 - Decrease%) = 500 * 90% = $450
Variable Costs in Year 2 = Variable costs * (1 - Decrease%) = 150 * 90% = $135
Fixed Costs in Year 2 = Constant = $200
Operating Income = Revenues - Variable costs - fixed costs = $450 - 135 - $200 = $115
Operating Margin = Operating income / Revenues = $115 / 450 = 25.56%
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