Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 124,200 units at a price of $84 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows: Sales     $10,432,800 Cost of goods sold     3,696,000 Gross profit     $6,736,800 Expenses:       Selling expenses $1,848,000     Administrative expenses 1,120,000     Total expenses     2,968,000 Income from operations     $3,768,800 The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows:   Variable Fixed Cost of goods sold 60%   40%   Selling expenses 50%   50%   Administrative expenses 30%   70%   Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $924,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $123,200, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs. 1.  Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year. Total variable costs $fill in the blank 1 Total fixed costs $fill in the blank 2 2.  Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year. Unit variable cost $fill in the blank 3 Unit contribution margin $fill in the blank 4 3.  Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year. fill in the blank 5 units

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Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 124,200 units at a price of $84 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows:

Sales     $10,432,800
Cost of goods sold     3,696,000
Gross profit     $6,736,800
Expenses:      
Selling expenses $1,848,000    
Administrative expenses 1,120,000    
Total expenses     2,968,000
Income from operations     $3,768,800

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

  Variable Fixed
Cost of goods sold 60%   40%  
Selling expenses 50%   50%  
Administrative expenses 30%   70%  

Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $924,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $123,200, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.

1.  Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year.

Total variable costs $fill in the blank 1
Total fixed costs $fill in the blank 2

2.  Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year.

Unit variable cost $fill in the blank 3
Unit contribution margin $fill in the blank 4

3.  Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year.
fill in the blank 5 units

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