The 2012 pro-forma income statement for Grover Company is as follows (ignore taxes): Required: 1. Compute how many units must be sold to break even. 2. Compute the increase (decrease) in profit under the following independent situations: a. Sales increase

The 2012 pro-forma income statement for Grover Company is as follows (ignore taxes):


Grover Company Pro-Forma Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 Sales (20,000 units) Cost of goods sold:


Required:
1. Compute how many units must be sold to break even.
2. Compute the increase (decrease) in profit under the following independent situations:
a. Sales increase 25%.
b. Fixed selling and administrative expenses decrease 5%.
c. Contribution margin decreases 20%.
3. Compute sales in units and dollars at the break-even point if fixed costs increase from
$79,000 to $85,000.
4. Compute the number of units that must be sold if expected profit is $1million.

Contribution Margin
Contribution 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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Chapter # 21
Section: Practice Exercises
Problem: 56
Posted Date: December 28, 2011 04:30:32