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Salvador Manufacturing builds and sells snowboards, skis and poles. The sales price and variable cost for each follows:
Product | Selling Price per Unit |
Variable Cost per Unit |
Snowboards | $330 | $190 |
Skis | $390 | $240 |
Poles | $50 | $30 |
Their sales mix is reflected in the ratio 8:3:2. If annual fixed costs shared by the three products are $161,000. Determine the break-even point in sales dollars.
Break-even point $?
Contribution margin per unit = selling price - variable costs
Contribution margin ratio = (contribution margin per unit / selling price) × 100
Contribution margin per unit of Skis = 390 - 240 = $150
Contribution margin ratio of Skis
= (150 / 390) × 100 = 38.46%
Contribution margin per unit of Snowboards
= 330 - 190 = $140
Snowboards contribution margin ratio
= (140 / 330) × 100 = 42.42%
Per unit contribution margin of Poles
= 50 - 30 = $20
Contribution margin ratio of Poles = (20 / 50) × 100 = 40%
Weighted average contribution margin of Salvador
= (40% × ²/¹³) + (38.46% × ³/¹³) + (42.42% × ⁸/¹³) = 0.41133
Break even point in sales dollar = fixed cost / weighted average contribution margin
Salvador break even point in sales dollar
= 161,000 / 0.41133 = $391,414
Salvador manufacturing need a revenue of $391,414 to achieve break even point in dollar. The highest contribution margin ratio is $42.42% of Snowboards.