Refer to Oleg's Steel Parts in E7-46B. Oleg feels like he's in a giant squeeze play: The

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Refer to Oleg's Steel Parts in E7-46B. Oleg feels like he's in a giant squeeze play: The automotive manufacturers are demanding lower prices, and the steel producers have increased raw material costs. Oleg's contribution margin has shrunk to 45% of revenues. Oleg's monthly operating income, prior to these pressures, was $37,500.
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Oleg's Steel Parts produces parts for the automobile industry. The company has monthly fixed expenses of $750,000 and a contribution margin of 75% of revenues.
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1. To maintain this same level of profit, what sales volume (in sales revenue) must Oleg now achieve?
2. Oleg believes that his monthly sales revenue will only go as high as $1,050,000. He is thinking about moving operations overseas to cut fixed costs. If monthly sales are $1,050,000, by how much will he need to cut fixed costs to maintain his prior profit level of $37,500 per month?
Contribution Margin
Contribution 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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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134128528

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Authors: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz

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