Move On Marketing (MOM) Pty Ltd produces television advertisements for local businesses. The contribution margin income statement

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Move On Marketing (MOM) Pty Ltd produces television advertisements for local businesses. The contribution margin income statement for the company is as follows:


Marketing fees (52 television advertisements)

Variable expenses

$

624000

249600

contribution margin

Fixed expenses


374400

324000

Profit

$

  50400


The company is supposed to achieve a 15% profit margin (profit ÷ marketing fees) and as the CEO of the company you have to sign off on any actions taken to meet this target. This requires you to understand each of the possible alternative actions.


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A. With the current level of fees, what is the required profit to achieve the target profit margin?

B. What is the CVP equation for MOM Pty Ltd and the break-even number of television advertisements per year?

C. With the current pricing and variable cost structure, what level of sales are required to meet the company’s profit target?

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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Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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