Shasta Hills, a winery in British Columbia, manufactures a premium white cabernet and sells primarily to distributors. Wine is sold in cases of one dozen bottles. In the year ended December 31, 2015, Shasta Hills sold 242,400 cases at an average selling price of $112.80 per case. The following additional data are for Shasta Hills for the year ended December 31, 2015 (assume constant unit costs and no price, rate, or efficiency variances):

Beginning inventory, January 1, 2015..............................32,600 cases

Ending inventory, December 31, 2015..............................24,800 cases

Fixed manufacturing overhead........................................$4,504,320

Fixed operating costs...................................................$7,882,560

Variable costs per case:

Direct materials

Grapes $ 19.20 per case

Bottles, corks, and crates.........................................$ 12.00 per case

Direct labour

Bottling...............................................................$ 7.20 per case

Winemaking........................................................$ 16.80 per case

Aging..................................................................$ 2.40 per case

On December 31, 2015, the unit costs per case for closing inventory are $55.20 for variable costing and $73.20 for absorption costing.

Required

1. Calculate cases of production for Shasta Hills in 2015.

2. Find the breakeven point (number of cases) in 2015:

a. Under variable costing.

b. Under absorption costing.

3. Grape prices are expected to increase 25% in 2016. Assuming all other data remain constant, what is the minimum number of cases Shasta Hills must sell in 2016 to break even? Calculate the breakeven point:

a. Under variable costing.

b. Under absorption costing.

4. Assume the owners of Shasta Hills want to increase 2016 operating income 10% over 2015 levels. Using the same data as in requirement 3, recalculate the target quantity of cases under variable and absorption costing. Use approximation method re absorption costing.