1.
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis (CVP Analysis):
CVP Analysis is a tool of cost accounting that measures the effect of variation on operating profit and net income due to the variation in proportion of sales and product costs.
Contribution Margin:
Contribution margin is the excess of selling price over the variable costs of a product. It is a tool to evaluate the capability of the company to generate sufficient revenue so as to cover its variable cost.
To compute: Jeans to sell to reach break-even point.
2.
a.
To compute: Number of jeans to be sold to reach target operating income of $450,000.
b.
To compute: Number of jeans to be sold to reach net income of $450,000.
3.
To compute: Jeans to be sold if contribution margin per unit increases by 10%.
b.
To compute: Jeans to be sold if selling price increased to $32.50.
c.
To compute: Number of jeans to be sold if variable costs increase by $2 per pair and fixed manufacturing cost decreases by 70%.
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