Once sales reach the breakeven point, each additional unit sold will increase fixed cost by a proportionate amount. reduce the margin of safety. increase profit by an amount equal to the per unit contribution margin. increase the company’s operating leverage

Contribution Margin, Break-Even Sales, Cost-Volume-Profit Chart, Margin of Safety, and Operating Leverage Belmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20Y7 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during the year. A summary report of these estimates is as follows: Estimated Estimated Variable Cost Fixed Cost (per unit sold) Production costs: Direct materials $15 Direct labor 10 Factory overhead $451,600 Selling expenses: Sales salaries and commissions 93,800 Advertising 31,800 Travel 7,100 Miscellaneous selling expense 7,800 Administrative expenses: Office and officers' salaries 91,700 Supplies 11,300 Miscellaneous administrative expense 10,500 Total $705,600 $42 It is expected that 10,800 units will be sold at a price of $140 a unit. Maximum sales within…

Companies often use leverage to augment profits.  Based on what you learned this week, please explain the following in detail: With regards to Operating Leverage, please explain why a company with HIGH Operating Leverage faces greater financial risk in a declining sales period compared to a company with LOW Operating Leverage.  (HINT: The key here is the relation between fixed costs and variable costs.) What does a business's Contribution Margin represent?  What does the Contribution Margin have to do with Operating Leverage?

If an organization wants to make a profit, it must generate more sales revenue than the total costs it incurs. This relation can be expressed using which of the following profit equations? O a. Operating income = [(Sales price per unit - Variable cost per unit) x #units sold] - Fixed cost O b. Operating income = [Sales price per unit - Fixed cost per unit) x # units produced] -Variable cost Oc Operating income Sales revenue - Total variable costs - Discretionary costs O d. Operating income - Sales revenue - Committed costs - Fixed costs