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Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions

Battonkill Company, operating at full capacity, sold 129,600units at a price of $120 per unit during 2012. Its income statementfor 2012 is as follows:

Sales $15,552,000
Cost of goods sold 5,520,000
Gross profit $10,032,000
Expenses:
Selling expenses $2,760,000
Administrative expenses 1,640,000
Total expenses 4,400,000
Income from operations $5,632,000

The division of costs between fixedcosts and variable costs is asfollows:

Fixed Variable
Cost of goods sold 40% 60%
Selling expenses 50% 50%
Administrative expenses 70% 30%

Management is considering a plant expansion program that willpermit an increase of $1,560,000 in yearly sales. The expansionwill increase fixed costs by $208,000, but will not affect therelationship between sales and variable costs.

Instructions:

1. Determine for 2012 the total fixed costs and the total variablecosts.

Total fixed costs: $
Total variable costs: $

2. Determine for 2012 (a) the unit variablecost and (b) the unit contributionmargin.

Unit variable cost: $
Unit contribution margin: $

3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for2012.
units

4. Compute the break-even sales (units) underthe proposed program
units

5. Determine the amount of sales (units) thatwould be necessary under the proposed program to realize the$5,632,000 of income from operations that was earned in 2012.
units

6. Determine the maximum income from operationspossible with the expanded plant.
$

7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remainat the 2012 level, what will the income or loss from operations befor 2013?
$

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Jamar Ferry
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