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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
P5-6A Kaiser Industries carries no inventories. Its product is manufactured only  when a customer’s order is received. It is then shipped immediately after it is made. For its fis- cal year ended October 31, 2014, Kaiser’s break-even point was $1.3 million. On sales  of
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$1.2 million, its income statement showed a gross profit of $180,000, direct materials cost of $400,000, and direct labor costs of $500,000. The contribution margin was $180,000, and variable manufacturing overhead was $50,000.
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Instructions
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(a)Â Calculate the following:
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(1)Â Variable selling and administrative expenses.
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(2)Â Fixed manufacturing overhead.
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(3)Â Fixed selling and administrative expenses.
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(b)Â Ignoring your answer to part (a), assume that fixed manufacturing overhead was
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$100,000 and the fixed selling and administrative expenses were $80,000. The market- ing vice president feels that if the company increased its advertising, sales could be increased by 25%. What is the maximum increased advertising cost the company can incur and still report the same income as before the advertising expenditure?
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(CGA adapted)
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PROBLEMS: SET B
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