In: Accounting
In 2020, Oriental Company sold 800 units at RM500
each. Variable costs were RM250 per unit, and fixed costs were
RM200,000. The selling price is expected to increase by 10% for
2021 and unit sold is 1,250 units. Oriental Company is tentatively
planning to invest in equipment that would increase fixed costs to
RM255,000, while decreasing variable costs per unit by 12%.
Instructions
(a) Compute the break-even point in Ringgit Malaysia (RM) for the
year 2020 by using mathematical equation. (Show all workings).
(b) Compute the break-even point in Ringgit Malaysia (RM) for the
year 2021 by using mathematical equation. (Shows all workings).
(c) Compute the total sales in Ringgit Malaysia (RM) that the
company need to generate, if the company wish to earn net income of
RM900,000 in the year 2021 by using mathematical equation. (Shows
all workings).
(d) Compute margin of safety in Ringgit Malaysia (RM) and in ratio
for the year 2021. (Show all workings).