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Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions
BeeGee Company, operating at full capacity, sold 150,000 units at a price of $116 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows:
| Sales | Â | Â | $17,400,000 |
| Cost of goods sold | Â | Â | 6,000,000 |
| Gross profit | Â | Â | $11,400,000 |
| Expenses: | Â | Â | Â |
| Selling expenses | $4,000,000 | Â | Â |
| Administrative expenses | 3,000,000 | Â | Â |
| Total expenses | Â | Â | 7,000,000 |
| Income from operations | Â | Â | $4,400,000 |
The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows:
| Â | Variable | Fixed | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 80% | Â | 20% | Â |
| Selling expenses | 75% | Â | 25% | Â |
| Administrative expenses | 70% | Â | 30% | Â |
Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $3,625,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $1,000,000 but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
Required:
1. Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year.
| Total variable costs | $ |
| Total fixed costs | $ |
2. Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year.
| Unit variable cost | $ |
| Unit contribution margin | $ |
3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year.
units
4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year.
units
5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $4,400,000 of income from operations that was earned in the current year.
units
6. Determine the maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant.
$
7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the current level, what will the income or loss from operations be for the following year?Â
$
8. Based on the data given, would you recommend accepting the proposal?
Choose the correct answer.
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