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Chapter 20, Problem 45BP
Diversified Investor Group is opening an office in Boise, Idaho. Fixed monthly costs are office rent ($8,000),
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- 1. Use the contribution margin ratio approach to compute Diversified’s breakeven revenue in dollars. If the average trade leads to $800 in revenue for Diversified, how many trades must be made to break even?
- 2. Use the equation approach to compute the dollar revenues needed to earn a monthly target profit of $11,200.
- 3. Graph Diversified’s CVP relationships. Assume that an average trade leads to $800 in revenue for Diversified. Show the breakeven point, the sales revenue line, the fixed cost line, the total cost line, the operating loss area, the operating income area, and the sales in units (trades) and dollars when monthly operating income of $11,200 is earned.
- 4. Suppose that the average revenue Diversified earns increases to $2,000 per trade. Compute the new breakeven point in trades. How does this affect the breakeven point?
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