Croftsman Company recorded the following information for its main product: Selling price per unit...................................................................$200 Costs per unit
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Croftsman Company recorded the following information for its main product:
Selling price per unit...................................................................$200
Costs per unit (at the normal capacity of 20,000 units):
Direct material.................................................................................50
Direct labour....................................................................................30
Variable overhead...........................................................................25
Fixed overhead................................................................................50
Sales commission............................................................................7.5% of sales
Required:
1. Compute the contribution margin ratio and break-even sales.
2. What is the margin of safety in dollars and units, and the degree of operating leverage?
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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Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259105708
5th Canadian edition
Authors: Peter C. Brewer, Ray H. Garrison, Eric Noreen, Suresh Kalagnanam, Ganesh Vaidyanathan