Borysko Company makes and sells products with variable costs of $47 each. Borysko incurs annual fixed costs
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Borysko Company makes and sells products with variable costs of $47 each. Borysko incurs annual fixed costs of $22,400. The current sales price is $63.
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The following requirements are interdependent. For example, the $4,800 desired profit introduced in Requirement c also applies to subsequent requirements. Likewise, the $55 sales price introduced in Requirement d applies to the subsequent requirements.
a. Determine the contribution margin per unit.
b. Determine the break-even point in units and in dollars. Confirm your answer by preparing an income statement using the contribution margin format.
c. Suppose that Borysko desires to earn a $4,800 profit. Determine the sales volume in units and dollars required to earn the desired profit. Confirm your answer by preparing an income statement using the contribution margin format.
d. If the sales price drops to $55 per unit, what level of sales is required to earn the desired profit? Express your answer in units and dollars. Confirm your answer by preparing an income statement using the contribution margin format.
e. If fixed costs drop to $16,800, what level of sales is required to earn the desired profit? Express your answer in units and dollars. Confirm your answer by preparing an income statement using the contribution margin format.
f. If variable cost drops to $39 per unit, what level of sales is required to earn the desired profit? Express your answer in units and dollars. Confirm your answer by preparing an income statement using the contribution margin format.
g. Assume that Borysko concludes that it can sell 1,350 units of product for $55 each. Recall that variable costs are $39 each and fixed costs are $16,800. Compute the margin of safety in units and dollars and as a percentage.
h. Draw a break-even graph using the cost and price assumptions described in Requirement g.
Contribution MarginContribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...
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Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
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