Cottonwood Company reports the following operating results for the month of April. Management is considering the following

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Cottonwood Company reports the following operating results for the month of April.
Cottonwood Company reports the following operating results for the month

Management is considering the following course of action to increase operating income: Reduce the selling price by 10%, with no changes to unit variable costs or fixed costs. Management is confident that this change will increase unit sales by 30%.
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Using the contribution margin technique, calculate the break-even point in units and dollars and margin of safety in dollars,
(a) Assuming no changes to selling price or costs,
(b) Assuming changes to sales price and volume as described above.
Comment on your findings.

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Managerial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1118856994

4th Canadian edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, Ibrahim M. Aly

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