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Cornwell Company is in business since 2010, makes swimwear for professional athletes. Analysis of the firm's record for the year reavelas the following:
Average swimsuit selling price $140
Average swimsuit expenses:
Direct Material $60
Direct labor 25
Variable overhead 15
Annual fixed cost:
Selling $20,500
Administrative 48,000
The company's tax rate is 40 percent. Daisy Rin, company president, has asked you to help her answer: How much revenue must be generated to realize $79,900 of pre-tax earnings? How many swimsuits would this level of revenue represent?
Target Sales Revenue = Fixed Costs + Target profit/Sales Price (per unit) - Variable Cost (per unit)/Sales Price
= $68,500 + $79,900/$140-$100/$140
= $148,400/0.28571428571
= $519,425.97
Units = Target Sales Revenue/Sales Price unit
= $519,425.97/$140
= 3,710.1855 or 3,710 swimsuits
$519,425.97 is the target sales revenue
3,710.1855 or 3,710 swimsuits in this revenue