Question: Required: Using excel, create a model input block area so that you can compute the following chart: Original Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Sales -Variable Costs

Required: Using excel, create a model input block area so that you can compute the following chart:

Original

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Sales

-Variable Costs

= Contribution Margin

-Fixed Costs

= Profit

Unit contribution margin

Unit Contribution margin ratio

Breakeven units

Breakeven sales dollars

Breakeven units with target profit

Breakeven sales dollars with target profit

Margin of safety dollars

Margin of safety ratio

Degree of operating leverage

% change in profit

New operating profit

(note, Your chart should be set up like the chart above. The above chart is to be displayed in your excel file and is to be printed out). Dont print out the model input block!

Use the following information in your model input block:

Unit Sales price

$23

Unit variable cost

4.95

Target Profit

$1,600,000

Fixed cost (total)

1,352,000

Number of units sold

162,000

Scenario 1, increase in sales volume 36%, decrease in sales price 10%, decrease of variable cost 1.75%, fixed costs stay the same

Scenario 2, increase in sales volume 44%, decrease in sales price 15%, decrease in variable cost 2.2%, fixed costs increase $20,000 (change is compared to the original information)

Include in your model input block the ability to insert % increases in unit sales, unit sales price, unit variable cost. Also include the ability to adjust fixed costs (total).

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