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Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305970663

Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Chapter16: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10E: Schylar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., plans to sell 130,000 units of antibiotic at an average price of 22...

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Contribution Margin Ratio, Break-Even Sales Revenue, Sales Revenue for Target Profit Schylar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., plans to sell 120,000 units of antibiotic at an average price of $25 each in the coming year. Total variable costs equal $960,000. Total fixed costs equal $7,200,000. Required: 1. What is the contribution margin per unit? Round your answer to the nearest cent. What is the contribution margin ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places. (Express as a decimal-based answer rather than a whole percent amount.) fill in the blank 2 2. Calculate the sales revenue needed to break even. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. 3. Calculate the sales revenue needed to achieve a target profit of $205,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. 4. What if the average price per unit increased to $26.50? Recalculate the following: a. Contribution margin per unit. Round your answer to the nearest cent. b. Contribution margin ratio. Enter your answer as a decimal value (not a percentage), rounded to four decimal places. c. Sales revenue needed to break even. In your computations, use your rounded answer from part (4-b) above for the contribution margin ratio, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar. d. Sales revenue needed to achieve a target profit of $205,000. In your computations, use your rounded answer from part (4-b) above for the contribution margin ratio, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.

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