Last year, Hever Inc. had sales of $167,400, based on a unit selling price of $90. The variable cost per unit was $70, and fixed costs were $25,800. The maximum sales within Hever's relevant range are 2,300 units. Hever Inc. is considering a proposal to spend an additional $8,000 on billboard advertising during the current year in an attempt to increase sales and utilize unused capacity. Required: 1.  Construct a cost-volume-profit chart on your own paper, indicating the break-even sales for last year. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage. Break-even sales (dollars)   Break-even sales (units)   2.  Using the cost-volume-profit chart prepared in part (1), determine (a) the income from operations for last year and (b) the maximum income from operations that could have been realized during the year. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage. Income from operations   Maximum income from operations   3.  Construct a cost-volume-profit chart (on your own paper) indicating the break-even sales for the current year, assuming that a noncancelable contract is signed for the additional billboard advertising. No changes are expected in the unit selling price or other costs. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage. Dollars   Units   4.  Using the cost-volume-profit chart prepared in part (3), determine (a) the income from operations if sales total 1,860 units and (b) the maximum income from operations that could be realized during the year. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage. Income from operations at 1,860 units   Maximum income from operations

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Break-Even Sales and Cost-Volume-Profit Chart

Last year, Hever Inc. had sales of $167,400, based on a unit selling price of $90. The variable cost per unit was $70, and fixed costs were $25,800. The maximum sales within Hever's relevant range are 2,300 units. Hever Inc. is considering a proposal to spend an additional $8,000 on billboard advertising during the current year in an attempt to increase sales and utilize unused capacity.

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1.  Construct a cost-volume-profit chart on your own paper, indicating the break-even sales for last year. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage.

Break-even sales (dollars)  
Break-even sales (units)  

2.  Using the cost-volume-profit chart prepared in part (1), determine (a) the income from operations for last year and (b) the maximum income from operations that could have been realized during the year. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage.

Income from operations  
Maximum income from operations  

3.  Construct a cost-volume-profit chart (on your own paper) indicating the break-even sales for the current year, assuming that a noncancelable contract is signed for the additional billboard advertising. No changes are expected in the unit selling price or other costs. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage.

Dollars  
Units  

4.  Using the cost-volume-profit chart prepared in part (3), determine (a) the income from operations if sales total 1,860 units and (b) the maximum income from operations that could be realized during the year. In your computations, do not round the contribution margin percentage.

Income from operations at 1,860 units  
Maximum income from operations  
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Contribution Margin =  Sales – Variable cost

Contribution Margin Ratio = contribution/sales x 100

Break even sales (dollars) = Fixed costs/ Contribution Margin Ratio

Break even sales (units) = Fixed costs/ Contribution Margin

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