Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions Howard Industries Inc., operating at full capacity, sold 64,000 units at a price of $45 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows: Sales $2,880,000 Cost of goods sold 1,400,000 Gross profit $1,480,000 Expenses: Selling expenses $400,000 Administrative expenses 387,500 Total expenses 787,500 Income from operations $ 692,500 The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows: Variable Fixed Cost of goods sold 75% 25% Selling expenses 60% 40% Administrative expenses 80% 20% Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $900,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $212,500 but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs. 3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year. units 4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year. units 5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $692,500 of income from operations that was earned in the current year.

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Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions

Howard Industries Inc., operating at full capacity, sold 64,000 units at a price of $45 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows:

Sales		$2,880,000
Cost of goods sold		1,400,000
Gross profit		$1,480,000
Expenses:
Selling expenses	$400,000
Administrative expenses	387,500
Total expenses		787,500
Income from operations		$ 692,500

The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows:

	Variable	Fixed
Cost of goods sold	75%		25%
Selling expenses	60%		40%
Administrative expenses	80%		20%

Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $900,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $212,500 but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.

3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year.
units

4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year.
units

5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $692,500 of income from operations that was earned in the current year.

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