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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
Nov-2005 - Oct-2011
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
part a—Break-even analysis
The management of Genuine Spice Inc. wishes to determine the number of cases required to break even per month. The utilities cost, which is part of factory overhead, is a mixed cost. The following information was gathered from the first six months of operation re- garding this cost:
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2016 |
Case production |
utility Total Cost |
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January |
500 |
$600 |
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February |
800 |
660 |
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March |
1,200 |
740 |
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April |
1,100 |
720 |
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May |
950 |
690 |
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June |
1,025 |
705 |
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instructions |
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1.    Determine the fixed and variable portion of the utility cost using the high-low method.
2.    Determine the contribution margin per case.
3.    Determine the fixed costs per month, including the utility fixed cost from part (1).
4.    Determine the break-even number of cases per month.
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