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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