In: Accounting
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Westerville Company reported the following results from last year’s operations:
Sales | $ | 1,500,000 |
Variable expenses | 690,000 | |
Contribution margin | 810,000 | |
Fixed expenses | 435,000 | |
Net operating income | $ | 375,000 |
Average operating assets | $ | 1,250,000 |
At the beginning of this year, the company has a $350,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics:
Sales | $ | 420,000 | |
Contribution margin ratio | 70 | % of sales | |
Fixed expenses | $ | 252,000 | |
The company’s minimum required rate of return is 10%.
If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)
____%
Computation the total accumulated profit margin percentage for this year is:
Total accumulated profit margin percentage for this year = (Total value of operating income of this year / Total value of sales of this year) * 100
= ($417,000 / $1,920,000) * 100
= 0.217 * 100
= 21.7%
Hence, the total accumulated profit margin percentage for this year is 21.7%.
Working notes:
1.
Computation the value of variable costs is:
Value of variable costs = Value of sales * (1 - Percentage of contribution margin)
= $420,000 * (1 - 0.70)
= $420,000 * 0.30
= $126,000
Hence, the value of variable costs is $126,000.
2.
Computation the value of contribution margin is:
Value of contribution margin = Value of sales - Value of variable costs
= $420,000 - $126,000
= $294,000
Hence, the value of contribution margin is $294,000.
3.
Computation the value of operating income of this year is:
Value of operating income of this year = Value of contribution margin - Value of fixed costs
= $294,000 - $252,000
= $42,000
Hence, the value of operating income of this year is $42,000.
4.
Computation the total value of operating income of this year is:
Total value of operating income of this year = Value of operating income of last year + Value of operating income of this year
= $375,000 + $42,000
= $417,000
Hence, the total value of operating income of this year is $417,000.
5.
Computation the total value of sales of this year is:
Total value of sales of this year = Value of sales of last year + Value of sales of this year
= $1,500,000 + $420,000
= $1,920,000
Hence, the total value of sales of this year is $1,920,000.