Lindon Company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $56.00 per unit and has a CM ratio of 30%. The company’s fixed expenses are $411,600 per year. The company plans to sell 29,300 units this year.   Required: 1. What are the variable expenses per unit? (Round your "per unit" answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. What is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? 3. What amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $243,600 per year?

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Lindon Company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $56.00 per unit and has a CM ratio of 30%. The company’s fixed expenses are $411,600 per year. The company plans to sell 29,300 units this year.

 

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1. What are the variable expenses per unit? (Round your "per unit" answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. What is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales?

3. What amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $243,600 per year?

4. Assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $5.60 per unit. What is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? What dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $243,600?

 
 
 
 
 
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