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company has variable costs of $34.50, total fixed costs of $21,700,000 and plans to sell its product for $45.00. In 2018 it sold 2,400,000 units of product. Required: e) what is the operating leverage in 2018; f) the production manager wants to automate production and lower variable costs by $3 per unit and spend an additional $4,500,000 fixed costs per year- is this more profitable? g) The sales manager wants to drop prices by $2.50 per unit and spend an added $500,000 on advertising, while volume increase by 275,000 units- is this more profitable?
Solution e:
Contribution margin per unit = $45 - $34.50 = $10.50 per unit
Fixed cost = $21,700,000
Contribution margin = 2400000*$10.50 = $25,200,000
Net operating income = Contribution margin - Fixed costs = $25,200,000 - $21,700,000 = $3,500,000
Operating leverage = Contribution margin / Net operating income = $25,200,000 / $3,500,000 = 7.2
Solution f:
New contribution margin per unit = $10.50 + $3 = $13.50 per unit
New fixed costs = $21,700,000 + $4,500,000 = $26,200,000
New operating income = (2400000*$13.50) - $26,200,000 = $6,200,000
AS net operating income is increasing, therefore this is more profitable.
Solution g:
New contribution margin per unit = $10.50 - $2.50 = $8 per unit
New fixed costs = $21,700,000 + $500,000 = $22,200,000
New sales volume = 2400000 + 275000 = 2675000
New operating income = (2675000*$8) - $22,200,000 = ($800,000)
As net operating income is decreasing, this is not profitable.