Exam 5: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even

Last year, Terrific Copying had total revenue of $475 000, while operating at 60% of capacity. The total of its variable cost is $150 000. Fixed costs were $180 000. What is Terrific's contribution rate?

Tarfex Tech intended to sell a new product in order to keep up with customer demands. The product was to be sold to consumers at $620, creating a contribution margin of $150 per unit. They spent $9800 on advertising and were able to sell 1,200 units on the first day. Determine the resulting profit.

Olfert Greenhouses has compiled the following estimates for operations. Capacity is a sales volume of $175 000. Perform a break-even analysis showing a) an algebraic statement of b) a detailed break-even chart.

A company that makes cell phones has the following cost structure. The have fixed costs of $145 000 per period and manufacturing costs of $15.16 per cell phone. Advertising is expected to be $25 000 per period and a special promotional contest will involve providing a free case for a cost of $5.30 per cell phone. Each cell phone sells for $49.95. What is the break-even point in the number of phones?

A company has variable costs that are 3/8 the value of their sales revenues. Total net income for the most recent period was a profit of $123 400 and sales were $400 000. The company has started a new marketing campaign that they hope will increase sales, but it will require additional advertising of $11 200. How many sales dollars does the company have to generate in order to remain at the same level of profitability as before the new ad campaign?

A new smartphone is being sold by Motorola at $650. The fixed cost per month to make these phones is $840 000 and the variable cost per phone is $150. Determine the breakeven volume for Motorola using the contribution margin approach.

The Excellent DVD Company sells DVDs for $62 each. Manufacturing cost is $22.70 per DVD; marketing costs are $7.75 per DVD; and royalty payments are 15% of the selling price. The fixed cost of preparing the DVDs is $227 300. Capacity is 20 000 DVDs. a) Draw a detailed break-even chart. b) Compute the break-even point c) Determine the break-even point in units if fixed costs are increased by $3300 while manufacturing cost is reduced $1.65 per DVD. d) Determine the break-even point in units if the selling price is increased by 10% while fixed costs are increased by $2900.

Sala pipe fittings produce pipe elbows and reducers from stainless steel. The company can process up to 20 000 tonnes of stainless steel sheets in a year. The company pays the steel company $800 per tonne of stainless steel sheets and each tonne is used to manufacture $2000 worth of elbows and reducers. Variable processing costs are $470 per tonne and fixed processing costs $3.4 million per year at all production levels. Administrative overhead is $3 million per year regardless of the volume of the production. Marketing and transportation costs work out to be $230 per tonne. In order to attain a net income of $2.4 million how many tonnes of steel must be processed this year?

A company that makes basketballs has calculated their revenue and costs as follows for the most recent fiscal period: Costs: What are the company's fixed costs per fiscal period?

Calculate the contribution margin, if the variable cost per unit to produce a microwave is $39 and a contribution rate is 45%.

Priest and Sons, a local manufacturer of a product that sells for $13.50 per unit. Variable cost per unit is $7.85 and fixed cost per period is $1 220. Capacity per period is 1100 units. Perform a break-even analysis showing a) an algebraic statement of b) a detailed break-even chart.

A company has variable costs that are 1/8 the value of their sales revenues. Total net income for the most recent period was a profit of $50 400 and sales were $500 000. The company has started a new marketing campaign that they hope will increase sales, but it will require additional advertising of $15 000. How many sales dollars does the company have to generate in order to remain at the same level of profitability as before the new ad campaign?

A company that makes optical computer input devices has calculated their revenue and costs as follows for the most recent fiscal period: Costs: What is the break-even point in sales dollars?

An electrician charges a flat fee of $90 for a home service call. In addition he charges $25 for every 20 minutes as labour cost. Draw a graph to show the total charge against the time in hours. Calculate the slope of the line.

Trevor, the new owner of the vehicle accessory shop is considering buying sets of winter tires for $299 per set and selling them at $520 each. Fixed costs related to this operation amount to $3 250 per month. It is expected that 18 sets per month could be sold. How much profit will Trevor make each month?

Darby is running a flower stand, and is selling a single bouquet for $31.50. Her contribution margin is $24.57 per bouquet and the breakeven sales in dollars for Darby's flower stand are $700 per day. How much can she pay per day in fixed costs to run the stand?

Caroline needs to put some money in her pocket this winter, so she plans on removing snow from driveways. She will need to pay $560 for a snow-blower to make her job easier. A variable cost of $3 per job for supplies would also be required. She estimates that she could clean 40 driveways a month. What price should she charge the customers for the service in order to break even?

Last year a printing company had total sales of $37 500. The total of its variable costs was $ 15 000, and fixed costs Capacity is at sales maximum of $50 000. a) Calculate the break-even point in b) Draw a detailed break-even chart

A manufacturer plans to introduce a new type of shirt based on the following information. The selling price is $57.00; variable cost per unit is $18.00; fixed costs are $7800.00; and capacity per period is 500 units. a) Calculate the break-even point b) Draw a detailed break-even chart. c) Calculate the break-even point (in units) if fixed costs are reduced to $7020.00 d) Calculate the break-even point (in dollars) if the selling price is increased to $78.00

Barb has a hot-dog stand near the ferry terminal for Centre Island. She pays $500 per month as rent and $3000 per month in wages for the hired help. Variable costs per hot dog come out to be $1.30 and she sells each hotdog for $3.00. In summer months, she is able to sell 4500 hotdogs in a month. Recently, another hot dog vendor opened his stand across the street. To attract and retain her customers, she added a free soda can which increased her variable costs by 20 cents. To make things worse, the rent was also increased by 15%. What is the change in her monthly net income due to these recent changes. Assume that the monthly sale figures remain at 4500 units.