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5. Determine the necessary sales in unit and dollars to break-even or attain desired profit using the break-even formula.

Determine the unit break-even point, assuming fixed costs are $60,000 per period, variable costs are $16.00 per unit, and the sales price is $25.00 per unit.

To find the break-even point for napkins, you use the same formula. The fixed cost is still $420,000.00. The selling price of napkins is $7.00. The variable cost is $4.50. $7.00 minus $4.50 is $2.50. So then you take $420,000.00 and divide it by $2.50 to find the breaking point of $168,000.00. The company will have to sell $168,000.00 to break even in sales. The margin for safety for napkins is -$48,000.00. This is found by subtracting the actual or expected cost of $120,000.00 by the break-even point of $168,000.00. You can cut sales by $48,000.00 and not sustain a loss.

In our second assumption, instead of using the cost of goods per cases in 1986, we try to use the percentage it counts in the total expenses which is 50.4% and to find the sales needed to break-even. The detail of the calculation is shown in the answer for questions d. The result is that 95,635, a little bit higher than the estimated sales of 90,000.

First you have to calculate the Gross Profit: Gross Profit = = = Sales – Cost of Goods Sold $650,000 - $485,000 (calculated in Part A) $165,000

Contribution income statement is an income statement that classifies cost by behavior (fixed cost and variable cost). Traditional income statement is sometimes called the functional income statement. It is an income statement prepared in the multiple-step or single –step income statement format which conforms to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and can be used for external financial reporting. The main difference between the two is that the contribution income statement list variable costs first, followed by fixed costs. Keeping in mind that GAAP and does not permit businesses to use


 A production run of toothpaste requires a fixed cost of $100,000. The variable cost per unit is $3.00. If 50,000 units of toothpaste will be sold during the next month, what sale price must be chosen in order to break even at the end of the month? Note: please report the result as a whole number, rounding if necessary and omitting the decimal point.
 


Answer

The revenue is $600,600*1.2= $720,720. The variable cost changes as sales increases and fixed cost stays the same, the gross profit is $175,500. After tax, the net income is $100,557.

a) Apple Inc uses multi-step income statement format. It organizes its operating section by using functional expense classification.

A company's break-even point is the amount of sales or revenues that it must generate in order to equal its expenses. In other words, it is the point at which the company neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss. Calculating the break-even point (through break-even analysis) can provide a simple, yet powerful quantitative tool for managers. In its simplest form, break-even analysis provides insight into whether or not revenue from a product or service has the ability to cover the relevant costs of production of that product or service. Managers can use this information in making a wide range of business decisions, including setting prices, preparing competitive bids, and applying for loans.

All the costs by a company can be broken into two categories, fixed costs and variable costs. Costs that are independent of output are called fixed costs. Fixed costs remain constant throughout the relevant range and are usually considered sunk for the relevant range. Buildings and machinery are included inputs that cannot be adjusted in the short term. They are only fixed in relation to the quantity of production for a certain time period. The cost of all inputs is variable, in the long run.

Break Even Point in Sales = (Total Fixed Costs + Target Profit) ÷ Contribution Margin Ratio

then create a formula similar to this .53 = 530,000 - 1,000,000 as you can see, Dean 's operating income is $530,000 (Net sales – all operating expenses). According to the formula used, Dean’s operating margin is .53. By taking that away from 110 this means that 57 cents on every dollar of sales are used to pay for variable costs. Only 53 cents remains to cover all non-operating expenses or fixed costs.

Furniture, Inc., sells lamps for $30. The unit variable cost per lamp is $22. Fixed costs total $9,600. Required: a. What is the contribution margin per lamp? b. What is the breakeven point in lamps? c. How many lamps must be sold to earn a pretax income of $8,000? d. What is the margin of safety, assuming 1,500 lamps are sold? Answer: a. Contribution margin per lamp = $30 – $22 = $8 b. N = Breakeven point in lamps $30N – $22N - $9,600 = 0 $8N – $9,600 = 0 N = $9,600/$8 = 1,200 lamps c. N = Target sales in lamps $30N – $22N – $9,600 – $8,000 = 0 $8N – $17,600 = 0 N = $17,600/$8 = 2,200 lamps d. Margin of safety = Sales – Breakeven sales = ($30.00 x 1,500) – $36,000 = $9,000

This equation is solved for the sales volume in units. c. In the graphical approach, sales revenue and total expenses are graphed. The break-even point occurs at the intersection of the total revenue and total expense lines. 8-2 The term unit contribution margin refers to the contribution that