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Morton Company’s contribution format income statement for last
month is given below:
Sales (43,000 units × $25 per unit) | $ | 1,075,000 | |
Variable expenses | 752,500 | ||
Contribution margin | 322,500 | ||
Fixed expenses | 258,000 | ||
Net operating income | $ | 64,500 | |
The industry in which Morton Company operates is quite sensitive to cyclical movements in the economy. Thus, profits vary considerably from year to year according to general economic conditions. The company has a large amount of unused capacity and is studying ways of improving profits.
Required:
1. New equipment has come onto the market that would allow Morton Company to automate a portion of its operations. Variable expenses would be reduced by $7.50 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase to a total of $580,500 each month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one showing present operations and one showing how operations would appear if the new equipment is purchased.
2. Refer to the income statements in (1). For the present operations and the proposed new operations, compute (a) the degree of operating leverage, (b) the break-even point in dollar sales, and (c) the margin of safety in dollars and the margin of safety percentage.
3. Refer again to the data in (1). As a manager, what factor would be paramount in your mind in deciding whether to purchase the new equipment? (Assume that enough funds are available to make the purchase.)
4. Refer to the original data. Rather than purchase new equipment, the marketing manager argues that the company’s marketing strategy should be changed. Rather than pay sales commissions, which are currently included in variable expenses, the company would pay salespersons fixed salaries and would invest heavily in advertising. The marketing manager claims this new approach would increase unit sales by 30% without any change in selling price; the company’s new monthly fixed expenses would be $271,975; and its net operating income would increase by 20%. Compute the company's break-even point in dollar sales under the new marketing strategy.
New equipment has come onto the market that would allow Morton Company to automate a portion of its operations. Variable expenses would be reduced by $7.50 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase to a total of $580,500 each month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one showing present operations and one showing how operations would appear if the new equipment is purchased. (Round "Per Unit" to 2 decimal places.)
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Refer to the income statements in (1). For the present operations and the proposed new operations, compute (a) the degree of operating leverage, (b) the break-even point in dollar sales, and (c) the margin of safety in dollars and the margin of safety percentage. (Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal places (i.e. .1234 should be entered as 12.34).)
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Refer again to the data in (1). As a manager, what factor would be paramount in your mind in deciding whether to purchase the new equipment? (Assume that enough funds are available to make the purchase.)
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Solution:
Part 1 --- Contribution Income Statement (Present and Proposed Condition)
Morton Company |
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Contribution Income Statement |
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Present |
Proposed |
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Amount |
Per Unit |
% |
Amount |
Per Unit |
% |
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Sales |
$1,075,000 |
$25.00 |
100% |
$1,075,000 |
$25 |
100% |
Variable Expenses |
$752,500 |
$17.50 |
70% (17.50/25*100) |
$430,000 |
$10 (17.50-7.5) |
40% (10/25*100) |
Contribution Margin |
$322,500 |
$7.50 |
30% (7.5/25*100) |
$645,000 |
$15 |
60% (15/25*100) |
Fixed Expenses |
$258,000 |
$580,500 |
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Net Operating Income |
$64,500 |
$64,500 |
Note---
1) Sales always taken as 100%
2) Proposed Variable Expenses per unit = Present $17.50 - $7.50 reduced = $10 per unit. Hence the proposed variable expenses = 43,000 Units x $10 = $430,000
Part 2(a)(b) and (c )
Present |
Proposed |
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a) Degree of Operating Leverage |
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Contribution Margin |
$322,500 |
$645,000 |
Net Operating Income |
$64,500 |
$64,500 |
Degree of Operating Leverage (Contribution Margin / Net Operating Income) |
5.00 (322500 / 64500) |
10.00 (645,000 / 64,500) |
b) Break Even Point in dollar sales |
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Total Fixed Expenses |
$258,000 |
$580,500 |
Contribution Margin Ratio |
30% |
60% |
Break Even Point in dollars (Total Fixed Expenses / Contribution Margin Ratio) |
$860,000 (258,000 / 30%) |
$967,500 (580,500 / 60%) |
c) Margin of Safety in dollars and in Percentage |
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Total Sales |
$1,075,000 |
$1,075,000 |
Break Even Sales in dollars (as calculated in part b) |
$860,000 |
$967,500 |
Margin of safety in dollars (Sales - Break Even Sales) |
$215,000 |
$107,500 |
Margin of Safety in percentage (Margin of Safety in dollars / Sales x 100) |
20.00% |
10.00% |
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