Mathias Corporation manufactures and sells wire rakes. The rakes sell for $20 each. Information about the company's costs is as follows: Variable manufacturing cost per unit.. $9 Variable selling and administrative cost per unit.... $4 Fixed manufacturing overhead per month..... ... $250,000 Fixed selling and administrative cost per month.. . $350,000 a. Determine the company's monthly break-even point in units. b. Determine the sales volume (in dollars) required for a monthly operating income of $100,000. c. Estimate the amount by which monthly operating income will increase if the company anticipates a $200,000 increase in monthly sales volume.
Mathias Corporation manufactures and sells wire rakes. The rakes sell for $20 each. Information about the company's costs is as follows: Variable manufacturing cost per unit.. $9 Variable selling and administrative cost per unit.... $4 Fixed manufacturing overhead per month..... ... $250,000 Fixed selling and administrative cost per month.. . $350,000 a. Determine the company's monthly break-even point in units. b. Determine the sales volume (in dollars) required for a monthly operating income of $100,000. c. Estimate the amount by which monthly operating income will increase if the company anticipates a $200,000 increase in monthly sales volume.
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