Problem 5-20 Various CVP Questions: Break-Even Point; Cost Structure; Target Sales [LO5-1, LO5-3, LO5-4, LO5-5, LO5-6, LO5-8]

Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $36. At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that relies heavily on direct labor workers. Thus, variable expenses are high, totaling $21.60 per ball, of which 60% is direct labor cost. Last year, the company sold 59,000 of these balls, with the following results: 2,124,000 Sales (59,000 balls) 1,274,400 Variable expenses Contribution margin 849.600 705,600 Fixed expenses 144,000 Net operating income