Richard Casper owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs five barbers and pays each a base rate of $1,000 per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $500 per month. In addition to the base rate, each barber also receives a commission of $5.50 per haircut.

Other costs are as follows.

Advertising ...........$200 per month

Rent .............$900 per month

Barber supplies .........$0.30 per haircut

Utilities ............$175 per month plus $0.20 per haircut

Magazines ...........$25 per month

Richard currently charges ........$10 per haircut.

Instructions

(a) Determine the variable cost per haircut and the total monthly fixed costs.

(b) Compute the break-even point in units and dollars.

(c) Prepare a CVP graph, assuming a maximum of 1,800 haircuts in a month. Use increments of 300 haircuts on the horizontal axis and $3,000 on the vertical axis.

(d) Determine net income, assuming 1,900 haircuts are given in a month.