FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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7. Evergreen Fertilizer Company produces fertilizer. The company's fixed
monthly cost is $25,000 and its variable cost per pound of fertilizer is $0.15.
Evergreen sells the fertilizer for $0.40 per pound. Determine the monthly
break-even volume for the company.
If the maximum operating capacity of Evergreen Fertilizer Company
described in Problem 2 is120,000 pounds of fertilizer per month, determine
the break-even volume as a percentage of capacity.
• If Evergreen Fertilizer Company in Problem 2 changes the price of its fertilizer
from $0.40 per pound to $0.60 per pound, what effect will the change have on
the break-even volume?
• If Evergreen Fertilizer Company changes its production process to add a
weed killer to the fertilizer in order to increase sales, the variable cost per pound
will increase from $0.15 to $0.22.What effect will this change have on the break-
even volume computed in Problem 4?
If Evergreen Fertilizer Company increases its advertising expenditures by
$14,000 per year, what effect will the increase have on the break-even volume
computed in Problem 5?
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Transcribed Image Text:7. Evergreen Fertilizer Company produces fertilizer. The company's fixed monthly cost is $25,000 and its variable cost per pound of fertilizer is $0.15. Evergreen sells the fertilizer for $0.40 per pound. Determine the monthly break-even volume for the company. If the maximum operating capacity of Evergreen Fertilizer Company described in Problem 2 is120,000 pounds of fertilizer per month, determine the break-even volume as a percentage of capacity. • If Evergreen Fertilizer Company in Problem 2 changes the price of its fertilizer from $0.40 per pound to $0.60 per pound, what effect will the change have on the break-even volume? • If Evergreen Fertilizer Company changes its production process to add a weed killer to the fertilizer in order to increase sales, the variable cost per pound will increase from $0.15 to $0.22.What effect will this change have on the break- even volume computed in Problem 4? If Evergreen Fertilizer Company increases its advertising expenditures by $14,000 per year, what effect will the increase have on the break-even volume computed in Problem 5?
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