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Chapter 21, Problem 21.2CP
Break-even sales, contribution margin
“For a student, a grade of 65 percent is nothing to write home about. But for the airline ... [industry], filling 65 percent of the seats ... is the difference between
The [economy) might be just strong enough to sustain all the carriers on a cash basis, but not strong enough to bring any significant profitability to the industry ..., For the airlines ..., the emphasis will be on trying to consolidate routes and raise ticket prices ...:
Source: Edwin McDowell, “Empty Seats, Empty Beds, Empty Pockets,” The New York Times, January 6, 1992, p. C3.
The airline industry is notorious for boom and bust cycles. Why is airline profitability very sensitive to these cycles? Do you think that during a down cycle the strategy to consolidate routes and raise ticket prices is reasonable? What would make this strategy succeed or fail? Why?
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2. The sales for T-2 are decreasing and the purchase costs are increasing. The firm might drop T-2 and sell only T-1.
Barbour allocates fixed costs to products on the basis of sales revenue. When the president of Barbour saw the income statements (see below), he agreed that T-2 should be dropped. If T-2 is dropped, sales of T-1 are expected to increase by 10% next year, but the firm’s cost structure will remain the same.
T-1
T-2
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$
245,000
$
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Variable costs:
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79,000
148,000
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19,000
59,000
Contribution margin
$
147,000
$
89,000
Fixed expenses:
Fixed corporate costs
69,000
84,000
Fixed selling and administrative
21,000
30,000
Total fixed expenses
$
90,000
$
114,000
Operating income
$
57,000
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Required:
1. Find the expected change in annual operating income by dropping T-2 and selling only T-1.
2. By what percentage…
A firm in a perfectly competitive industry has a typical cost structure. The normal rate of profit
in the economy is 6 percent. This firm is earning $15 on every $150 invested by its founders.
Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers.
a. What is its percentage rate of return?
percent.
b. Is the firm earning an economic profit? (Cick to select)
If so, how large? O percent.
c. Will this industry see entry or exit? (Click to select)
d. What will be the rate of return earned by firms in this industry once the industry reaches
long-run equilibrium? O percent.
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Break-even and target profits. Analysis of the operations of FAST Company shows the fixed costs to be P200,000 and the variable costs to be P8 per unit. Selling price is P16 per unit.
Derive the break-even point expressed in units.
How many units must the firm sell to earn a profit of P280,000?
What would profits be if revenue from sales were P2,000,000?
Chapter 21 Solutions
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