MANAGERIAL ACCT.-WILEYPLUS BLKBRD PKG
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.12E
In 2016. Manhoff Company had a break-even point of $350,000 based on a selling price of $5 per unit and fixed costs of $112,000. In 2017, the selling price and the variable costs per unit did not change, but the break-even point increased to $420,000.
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(a) Compute the variable costs per unit and the contribution margin ratio for 2016.
(b) Compute the increase in fixed costs for 2017.
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