Puleva S.A. of Madrid Spain, manufactures and sells 2 products of luxury finished cutlery – A and B. Current monthly sales and cost information is provided below for each case:   A B Selling price per unit 400 600   240 120   200 80 Fixed expenses are $66,000 per month. Required: The company has just introduced a new product, Cano, that the company plans to sell for $800 per case. The variable cost of production is expected to be $600, and expectations are for sales of 40 cases per month. The fixed expenses are not expected to increase. Compute the company’s new break-even point as a whole and prepare a new contribution margin income statement for each product and the total company sales.

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Puleva S.A. of Madrid Spain, manufactures and sells 2 products of luxury finished cutlery – A and B. Current monthly sales and cost information is provided below for each case:

  A B
Selling price per unit 400 600
  240 120
  200 80

Fixed expenses are $66,000 per month.

Required: The company has just introduced a new product, Cano, that the company plans to sell for $800 per case. The variable cost of production is expected to be $600, and expectations are for sales of 40 cases per month. The fixed expenses are not expected to increase. Compute the company’s new break-even point as a whole and prepare a new contribution margin income statement for each product and the total company sales.

 

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