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Solution
Problem 4
(a) Fixed costs = $6,000
Sale price per unit = $500 and variable cost per unit = $200, Contribution Margin = 500-200 = $300
Break even point per month in units = Fixed costs / Contribution margin per unit = 6000 / 300 = 20 units
(b)In order to earn monthly profit of $9,000, we need additional units to be sold which can be calculated as:
No. of cakes to be sold for monthly profit of $9,000 = (Fixed costs + Profit) / Contribution margin per unit
= (6000+9000)/300 = 50 cakes
Problem 5
(a) Fixed cost per month = 240,000
Let sales per month = x then variable cost per month = 0.5x
Total cost = Variable cost + Fixed cost = 0.5x + 240,000
At break even, Sales = Total cost
So, the equation is : x = 0.5x + 240,000
x = 240,000 / 0.5 = 480,000
So sales of $480,000 per month is the break even point.
(b) In order to earn the profit of $60,000,
Sales = Total Cost + 60,000
x = 0.5x + 240,000 + 60,000
x = 300,000 / 0.5 = 600,000
So, level of sales needed for $60,000 monthly profit is $600,000.
(c) Expected sales in July = $1,200,000
Variable cost = 0.5 * sales = 0.5 * 1,200,000 = 600,000
Fixed cost given = 240,000
Expected profit = Sales - Total cost (Fixed cost + Variable cost)
= 1,200,000 - (240,000 + 600,000) = 1,200,000 - 840,000 = 360,000
So, expected profit for the month of July = $360,000
Problem 6
(a)
Selling price per pair of speakers = 800
Variable cost = 300
Contribution Margin = sale price - Variable cost = 800 - 300 = $500
(b) Profit on additional 5 speakers = 5 * Contribution margin = 5 * 500 = $2,500
(c) Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin / Sales = 500 / 800 = 62.5%
(d) Expected profit related to additional sales of $5,000 = Additional sales * Contribution margin ratio = 5000 * 62.5% = $3,125
Problem 7
(a) Contribution margin per unit = Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit = 800 - 300 = $500
Contribution margin = 500 * No. of units = 500 * 120 = $60,000
Expected profit = Contribution margin - fixed costs = 60,000 - 50,000 = $10,000
(b) Break even units = Fixed costs / Contribution margin per unit = 50,000 / 500 = 100
Expected sales = 120
Margin of safety = (Expected sales - Break even sales) * Selling price per unit = (120 - 100) * 800 = $16,000

