Whitewater Inc sells a product that has variable costs of $40 and a selling price of  $95. Its current sales total $304,000 per month. Fixed manufacturing costs total $40,000 per month  and fixed selling and administrative costs total $35,000 per month. The company is considering a  proposal that will increase the selling price by 10%, increase the fixed manufacturing costs by  10%, and increase the fixed selling and administrative costs by $1,500. Part 1:  Compute the company's current break-even point in units.  Part 2:  Compute the company's current income and the current margin of safety.  Part 3:  Compute the new contribution margin per unit assuming the proposal is accepted.

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Whitewater Inc sells a product that has variable costs of $40 and a selling price of  $95. Its current sales total $304,000 per month. Fixed manufacturing costs total $40,000 per month  and fixed selling and administrative costs total $35,000 per month. The company is considering a  proposal that will increase the selling price by 10%, increase the fixed manufacturing costs by  10%, and increase the fixed selling and administrative costs by $1,500.

Part 1: 

Compute the company's current break-even point in units. 

Part 2: 

Compute the company's current income and the current margin of safety. 

Part 3: 

Compute the new contribution margin per unit assuming the proposal is accepted. 

Part 4: 

Compute the new break-even point in units assuming the proposal is accepted. 

Part 5: 

Compute the company's income assuming the proposal is accepted and sales total 3,300 units.  

Part 6: 

Should the proposal be accepted?

 

 

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