Question: Based on the info below please Explain how you will use 2 activity levels from your Budgeted Income Statement and 2 scenarios from your Cost-Volume-Profit

Based on the info below please Explain how you will use 2 activity levels from your Budgeted Income Statement and 2 scenarios from your Cost-Volume-Profit analysis to make internal business decisions. The company is a limousine service business. Liveries are licensed public passengers that charge a rate of fare which is not based on a meter. Livery rides and fares must be prearranged. Also the livery driver needs to have a livery chauffeur license which must be renewed every 2 years. Selling price for service. Company offers 3 tipes of ride services: a)in the city from point to point service is $90; b) from/to airport transfer to/from city service is $120; c) hourly charter is $85/h and requires a 2 hours minimum charter. The Breakeven analysis.

Type 1= transfer to/from city to/from airport Type 2: -transfer in the city from point-to-point Type 3: hourly charter

First of All label the costs based on general nature of costs as variable or fixed cost mixed cost is ignored to keep things simple here in this case.

Expenses Label
Advertising 500 FC
Airport stamps 840 VC
Amortization
Car wash 665 VC
City tax 337 FC
Depreciation 8,698 FC
Dues and Subscriptions 73 VC
Ground transportation 406 VC
I pass 500 VC
Independent contractor-loan 14,900 FC
Interest 3,001 FC
Insurance 3,784 FC
Fuel 14,225 VC
Legal and professional fees 1,180 FC
License and registration fees 648 FC
Miscellaneous-meetings 935 VC
Office expense 2,025 VC
Rent
Repairs and Maintenance 1,122 VC
Supplies 2,816 VC
Telephone 2,100 VC
Travel
Utilities 550 FC
Uniform 724 FC
Wages 45,000 VC
Total Expenses 105029

Total Variable Expenses are =70,707

Total Fixed Costs =34,322

Prices of Services Sales Mix
Type 1 90 50.00%
Type 2 120 40.00%
Type 3 85 10.00%
295
Total Variable Costs 70,707
Total Fixed Costs 34,322
105,029
%
Total Sales(Revenues) 132,592 100.00%
Variable Costs 70,707 53.33%
Contribution Margin 61,885 46.67%
Less: Fixed Costs 34,322 25.89%
Operating Income 27,563 20.79%
Break Even Point in Sales (Revenue) $73,537 Breakeven In quantity for types
Breakeven point in Type 1 ($) $36,768 409
Breakeven point in Type 2 ($) $29,415 245
Breakeven point Type 3 ($) $7,354 87
740
Break Even Point in Q of sales mix 740

A Cost-Volume-Profit analysis for the purpose of future decision making to reach your goal of becoming a successful business. Consider at least 4 changes in the price/cost structure and include the numerical analysis.

  • Change one Fixed Cost changed to $80,000

Prices of Services Sales Mix
Type 1 90 50.00%
Type 2 120 40.00%
Type 3 85 10.00%
295
Total Variable Costs 70,707
Total Fixed Costs 34,322 80,000
Total Sales(Revenues) 132,592 100.00%
Variable Costs 70,707 53.33%
Contribution Margin 61,885 46.67%
Fixed Cost 80,000
Profit (Loss) (18,115)
Break Even Point in $ $171,404
Type 1 $85,702.19 952
Type 2 $68,561.75 571
Type 3 $17,140.44 202
Total Sales Mix (Quantity) 1725

Change one is done to see the impact of increase in fixed we can see the breakeven Quantity increased from 740 to 1725 as more revenues required to cover increased fixed costs.

Change 2

Prices of Services Sales Mix
Type 1 90 50.00%
Type 2 120 40.00%
Type 3 85 10.00%
295
Total Variable Costs 70,707
Total Fixed Costs 34,322
Total Sales(Revenues) 132,592 100.00%
Variable Costs 70,707 53.33%
Contribution Margin 61,885 46.67%
Fixed Cost 34,322
Profit (Loss) 27,563
Target Profit 50,000
Break Even Point in $ $180,665
Type 1 $90,332.25 1004
Type 2 $72,265.80 602
Type 3 $18,066.45 213
Total Sales Mix (Quantity) 1818

With Change in target profit your breakeven point in sales and quantity increased as more dollar sales will be required to achieve target profits. Formula for increased target is fixed cost+ target profit/ contribution margin ratio.

Change 3

Prices of Services Sales Mix
Type 1 90 50.00%
Type 2 120 40.00%
Type 3 85 10.00%
295
Total Variable Costs 70,707
Total Fixed Costs 34,322
Total Sales(Revenues) 132,592 100.00%
Variable Costs 70,707 53.33%
Contribution Margin 61,885 46.67%
Fixed Cost 34,322
Profit (Loss) 27,563
Target Profit 10,000
Break Even Point in $ $94,962
Type 1 $47,481.16 528
Type 2 $37,984.92 317
Type 3 $9,496.23 112
Total Sales Mix (Quantity) 956

Change three is all about the target profit set up to $10000 so change in quantity.

Change 4 :Change in prices

Prices of Services Sales Mix
Type 1 150 50.00%
Type 2 170 40.00%
Type 3 95 10.00%
Total Variable Costs 70,707
Total Fixed Costs 34,322
Total Sales(Revenues) 132,592 100.00%
Variable Costs 70,707 53.33%
Contribution Margin 61,885 46.67%
Fixed Cost 34,322
Profit (Loss) 27,563
Break Even Point in $ $73,537
Type 1 $36,768.38 245
Type 2 $29,414.71 173
Type 3 $7,353.68 77
Total Sales Mix (Quantity) 496

With increased price of three types of services quantity required to breakeven reduced to mere 496 in quantity.

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