Comer Company produces and sells strings of colorful indoor/outdoor lights for holiday display to retailers for $8.12

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Comer Company produces and sells strings of colorful indoor/outdoor lights for holiday display to retailers for $8.12 per string. The variable costs per string are as follows:
Direct materials ................$1.87
Direct labor ......................1.70
Variable factory overhead .....0.57
Variable selling expense .......0.42
Fixed manufacturing cost totals $245,650 per year. Administrative cost (all fixed) totals $297,606. Comer expects to sell 225,000 strings of light next year.
Required:
1. Calculate the break-even point in units.
2. Calculate the margin of safety in units.
3. Calculate the margin of safety in dollars.
4. Suppose Comer actually experiences a price decrease next year while all other costs and the number of units sold remain the same. Would this increase or decrease risk for the company?
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Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1305103962

6th edition

Authors: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger

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