Financial & Managerial Accounting
Financial & Managerial Accounting
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781259692406
Author: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark S Bettner, Joseph V Carcello
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 8AP

a.

To determine

Compute contribution margin ratio for each line of products.

a.

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Explanation of Solution

Contribution Margin Ratio: The contribution margin ratio shows the amount of difference in the actual sales value and the variable expenses in percentage. This margin indicates that percentage which is available for sale above the fixed costs and the profit.

Following formula is used to calculate contribution margin ratio:

Contribution margin ratio = [(SalesVariable cost)Contribution marginSales]×100

Calculate the contribution margin ratio for each line of products:

Product shoes:

Contribution margin ratio = [Contribution marginSales]×100=[$15$50]×100=30%

Product shorts:

Contribution margin ratio = [Contribution marginSales]×100=[$4$5]×100=80%

Conclusion

Hence, the contribution margin ratio for product shoes is 30% and for product shorts is 80%.

b.

To determine

Compute the following assuming the current sales mix:

  1. 1. Average contribution margin ratio of total monthly sales.
  2. 2. Monthly operating income.
  3. 3. Monthly break-even sales volume.

b.

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Sales mix: Sales mix refers to the relative percentage of the total sales based on the provided number of products. In other words, it is expressed as a percentage of units sold for each product with respect to the total units sold for all the products.

  1. 1. Calculate the average contribution margin ratio of total monthly sales:
ParticularsContribution margin ratio
From shoes24%
From shorts16%
Average contribution margin ratio40%

Table (1)

Working notes:

Calculate the average contribution margin ratio for product shoes:

Average contribution margin ratio for product shoes} =(Contribution margin ratio× Sales mix from shoes)=(30%×80%)=24%

Calculate the average contribution margin ratio for product shorts:

Average contribution margin ratio for product shorts} =(Contribution margin ratio× Sales mix from shorts)=(80%×20%)=16%

  1. 2. Calculate the monthly operating income.

Step 1: Calculate total contribution margin.

Total contribution margin =( Total sales×Average contribution margin ratio)=($1,000,000×40%)=$400,000

Step 2: Calculate the monthly operating income.                       

Operating income=(Contribution marginFixed cost)=($400,000$378,000)=$22,000

  1. 3. Calculate the monthly break-even sales volume in dollars:

Break-even Sales volume in dollars=(Fixed Costs Contribution Margin Ratio)=($378,00040%)=$945,000

c.

To determine

Compute the following assuming the new sales mix:

  1. 1. Average contribution margin ratio of total monthly sales.
  2. 2. Monthly operating income.
  3. 3. Monthly break-even sales volume.

c.

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Explanation of Solution

Sales mix: Sales mix refers to the relative percentage of the total sales based on the provided number of products. In other words, it is expressed as a percentage of units sold for each product with respect to the total units sold for all the products.

  1. 1. Calculate the average contribution margin ratio of total monthly sales:
ParticularsContribution margin ratio
From shoes21%
From shorts24%
Average contribution margin ratio45%

Table (1)

Working notes:

Calculate the average contribution margin ratio for product shoes:

Average contribution margin ratio for product shoes} =(Contribution margin ratio× Sales mix from shoes)=(30%×70%)=21%

Calculate the average contribution margin ratio for product shorts:

Average contribution margin ratio for product shorts} =(Contribution margin ratio× Sales mix from shorts)=(80%×30%)=24%

  1. 2. Calculate the monthly operating income.

Step 1: Calculate total contribution margin.

Total contribution margin =( Total sales×Average contribution margin ratio)=($1,000,000×45%)=$450,000

Step 2: Calculate the monthly operating income.                       

Operating income=(Contribution marginFixed cost)=($450,000$378,000)=$72,000

  1. 3. Calculate the monthly break-even sales volume in dollars:

Break-even Sales volume in dollars=(Fixed Costs Contribution Margin Ratio)=($378,00045%)=$840,000

d.

To determine

Explain the changes in the company’s financial position so significantly with the new sales mix.

d.

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In the new sales mix, sales of shorts overcame some types of sales of shoes as shorts contribute a much higher margin than shoes. That says the sales of shorts in a particular sales volume contribute more than that of shoes, generate a good income and avoid break even by reducing the sales volume.  

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