SCM: Cost Volume Profit Analysis

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Break-Even and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis:


Millstone Company produces only one product. Normal capacity is 20,000 units per
year, and the unit sales price is $5. Relevant costs are:
Unit Variable Cost Total Fixed Cost
Materials $1.00
Direct Labor 1.20
Factory overhead 0.50 $15,000
Marketing expenses . 30 5,000
Administrative expenses 6,000
Required: Compute the following
a. The break-even point in units of product
b. The break-even point in dollars of sales
c. The number of units of products that must be produced and sold to achieve a
profit of $10,000
d. The sales revenue required to achieve a profit of $10,000

2. Margin of safety. Columbia Corporation plans sales of $2,000,000 for the coming
period, which top management expects will result in a profit of $200,000. The break-even
point has been determined to be $1,500,000 of sales.
Required: Compute the margin of safety and the margin of safety ratio

3. Break-even analysis and profit formula. A month’s operations of Williamson Company


show fixed cost of $9,300, a Margin of safety ratio of 25%, and a contribution margin
ratio of 62%.
Required: Compute the following:
a. Break-even sales
b. Actual sales
c. Profit for the month

4. Break-even analysis and profit formula. Operations of Traveler Company for the year
produced a margin of safety ratio of 20% and a contribution margin ratio of 60%. Fixed
cost amounted to $30,000.
a. Break-even sales
b. The amount of profit
c. The contribution margin

5. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis. Microchip Company is planning to produce and sell


100,000 units of Chip A at $8 a unit and 200,000 units of Chip B at $6 a unit. Variable
costs are 30% of sales for Chip A and 25% of sales for Chip B.
Required: If total planned operating profit is $270,000, what must the total fixed cost be?
(AICPA adapted)

6. Break-even analysis with multiple products. Maybelle Furniture Company manufactures


two products, tables and chairs. Tables sell for $110 each and chairs for $35 each. Four
times as many chairs are sold each year as tables. Variable costs per unit are $50 and
$20 for tables and chairs,respectively. Total fixed cost is $720,000.
Required: Compute the break-even point in sales dollars and in units of product.

7. Break-even and cost-volume-profit analysis. Nevada Company manufactures two


products, L and M. L sells for $20 and M for $15. Variable costs per unit are $12 and $10
for L and M, respectively. Total fixed cost is $372,000. Management has targeted profit
for the coming period at $93,000. Two units of L are expected to sell for every three units
of M sold during the period.
Required: Compute the following
a. The break-even point in units of product and in sales dollars
b. The level of sales in units of product and dollars necessary to achieve the profit
goal.

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