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You are considering starting a walk-in clinic. Your financial
projections for the first year of operations are as
follows:
| Revenue (10000 visits) | $383,255 | 
| Wages and benefit | $206,036 | 
| Rent | $5,288 | 
| Depreciation | $31,123 | 
| Utilities | $2,481 | 
| Medical supplies | $50,702 | 
| Administrative supplies | $9,964 | 
Assume that all costs are fixed, except supply costs, which are variable. Furthermore, assume that the clinic must pay taxes at a 31 percent rate. What number of visits is required to provide you with an after-tax profit of $85,658?
| walk-in clinic. | ||
| Statement Showing projected income statement | ||
| Revenues (10,000 visits) | $383,255 | |
| Less Variable cost: | ||
| Cost of Medical supplies | $50,702 | |
| Cost of Administrative supplies | $9,964 | |
| Total variable cost | $60,666 | |
| Contribution Margin (Revenues-total variable costs) | $322,589 | |
| Less:Fixed costs | ||
| Wages and benefits | $206,036 | |
| Rent cost | $5,288 | |
| Depreciation Expenses | $31,123 | |
| Cost of Utilities | $2,481 | |
| Total fixed cost | $244,928 | |
| Operating income before tax | $77,661 | |
| Income Tax (@ 31%) | $24,075 | |
| Net Income | $53,586 | |
| Contribution per units=322589/10000 | 32.2589 | |
| (b) | ||
| After-tax profit | $85,658 | |
| Tax rate | 30% | |
| Before tax income | $122,369 | |
| ($85658 x 100/70) | ||
| Target Profit sales units = | 122369+244928/32.2589 | |
| Target Profit + Fixed Cost / Contribution Margin per visit | 11386 Visits | |