Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259726972
Author: John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 6PSB

1.

To determine

To identify: Break- even point of sales in dollars (a) existing business strategy and (b) new business strategy.

1.

Expert Solution
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(a)

Existing business strategy

Given,
Fixed cost is $950,000.

Calculated values,
Contribution margin ratio is 55% or 0.55 (from working note).

Formula to calculate break-even point of sales in dollars,

    Breakeven point= Fixedcost Contribution margin ratio

Substitute $950,000 for fixed cost and 0.55 for contribution margin ratio.

    Breakeven point= $950,000 0.55 =$1,727,272.72

Working note:

Given,
Total variable unit cost is $800,000.
Total variable packaging cost is $100,000.
Units sold are 100,000.
Selling price per unit is $20.

Calculation of total variable cost,

    Totalvariablecost=Total variable unit cost+Total variable packaging cost =$800,000+$100,000 =$900,000

Calculation of variable cost per unit,

    Variablecostperunit= TotalVariablecost Unitssold = $900,000 100,000 =$9

Calculation of contribution margin,

    Contributionmargin=SellingpriceVariablecost =$20$9 =$11

Compute contribution margin ratio.

Given,
Per unit selling price is $20.

Calculated values,
Unit contribution is $11.

Formula to calculate contribution margin ratio,

    Contribution margin ratio= Unitcontributionmargin Unitsellingprice = $11 $20 =0.55or55%

Hence, contribution margin ratio is 55%.

New business strategy

Given,
Fixed cost is $950,000.

Calculated values,
Contribution margin ratio is 55% or 0.55 (from working note).

Formula to calculate break-even point of sales in dollars,

    Breakeven point= Fixedcost Contribution margin ratio

Substitute $950,000 for fixed cost and 0.55 for contribution margin ratio.

    Breakeven point= $950,000 0.55 =$1,727,273

Working note:

Given,
Selling price is $20.
Selling price decreased by 20%.
Volume of sales is 100,000.
Volume of sales increase by 80%.
Variable cost of packaging increases by 20%.
Variable cost of packaging is $100,000.

Calculation of decreased selling price,

    Sellingprice=Previousyearsellingprice×( 1Decreaseinsellingprice ) =$20×( 10.2 ) =$20×0.8 =$16

Calculation of increased sales volume,

    Salesvolume=Previousyearsalesvolume×( 1+Increaseinsalesvolume ) =100,000×( 1+0.8 ) =100,000×1.8 =180,000

Calculation of variable cost per unit,

    Variablepackagingcostperunit= Totalvariablepackagingcost Unitssold = $100,000 100,000 =$1

Calculation of increased variable packaging cost per unit,

    Newvariablepackaging cost=( Previousyearvariablecost ×( 1+Increaseinvariablecost ) ) =$1×( 1+0.2 ) =$1×1.2 =$1.2

Calculation of increased total variable packaging cost,

    Totalvariablepackaging cost=Incresedvariablecostperunit×Unitssold =$1.2×180,000 =$216,000

Calculation of variable cost per unit,

    Variableunitcost= Totalvariableunitcost Unitssold = $800,000 100,000 =$8

Calculation of decreased variable unit cost per unit,

    Newvariableunit cost=( Previousyearvariablecost ×( 1Decreaseinvariableunitcost ) ) =$8×( 10.25 ) =$8×0.75 =$6

Calculation of total variable unit cost,

    Totalvariablepackaging cost=Variableunitcostperunit×Unitssold =$6×180,000 =$1,080,000

Calculation of total variable cost,

    Totalvariablecost=( Totalvariableunitcost +Totalvariablepackaging cost ) =$1,080,000+$216,000 =$1,296,000

Total variable cost per unit is $7.20 ( $1.2+$6 ) .

Calculation of contribution margin,

    Contributionmargin=SellingpriceVariablecost =$16$7.20 =$8.80

Compute contribution margin ratio.

Given,
Per unit selling price is $16.

Calculated values,
Unit contribution is $8.80.

Formula to calculate contribution margin ratio,

    Contribution margin ratio= Unitcontributionmargin Unitsellingprice = $8.80 $16 =0.55or55%

Hence, contribution margin ratio is 55%.

Hence, break-even point of sale of existing business strategy and new business strategy is $1,727,273 and $ 1,727,273.

2.

To determine

To prepare: A contribution margin income statement for the company.

2.

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Explanation of Solution

Statement to show the contribution margin income statement

Company B

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December….

Particulars

Existing business strategy

($)

New business strategy

($)

Sales

2,000,000

2,880,000

Less: Variable Cost

900,000

1,296,000

Contribution Margin

1,100,000

1,584,000

Less: Fixed Cost

950,000

950,000

Pre Tax Income

150,000

634,000

Tax

37,500

158,500

Net Income

112,500

475,500

Table(1)

Working note:

Existing business strategy

Given,
The numbers of units sold is 100,000.
The selling price is $20.
Variable cost per unit is $9.

Calculation of total sales,

    Totalsales=Numbersofunits×Salesprice =100,000units×$20 =$2,000,000

The total sales are $2,000,000.

Calculation of total variable cost,

    Totalvariable cost=Numbersofunits×Variablecost per unit =100,000units×$9 =$900,000

The total variable cost is $900,000.

Calculation of tax,

    Tax=Pretaxincome×Taxrate =$150,000×25% =$37,500

New business strategy

Given,
The numbers of units sold is 180,000.
The selling price is $16.
Variable cost per unit is $7.20.

Calculation of total sales,

    Totalsales=Numbersofunits×Salesprice =180,000units×$16 =$2,880,000

The total sales are $2,880,000.

Calculation of total variable cost,

    Totalvariable cost=Numbersofunits×Variablecost per unit =180,000units×$7.20 =$1,296,000

The total variable cost is $1,296,000.

Calculation of tax,

    Tax=Pretaxincome×Taxrate =$634,000×25% =$158,500

Hence, the net income of Company B through existing business strategy and new business strategy is $112,500 and $475,500.

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