Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions
Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 500,000 units at a price of $94 per unit during the current year. Its income statement is as follows:
Sales | $47,000,000 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 25,000,000 | ||
Gross profit | $22,000,000 | ||
Expenses: | |||
Selling expenses | $4,000,000 | ||
Administrative expenses | 3,000,000 | ||
Total expenses | 7,000,000 | ||
Income from operations | $15,000,000 |
The division of costs between variable and fixed is as follows:
Variable | Fixed | |||
Cost of goods sold | 70% | 30% | ||
Selling expenses | 75% | 25% | ||
Administrative expenses | 50% | 50% |
Management is considering a plant expansion program for the following year that will permit an increase of $3,760,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $1,800,000 but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year.
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5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $15,000,000 of income from operations that was earned in the current year.
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6. Determine the maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant.
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7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the current level, what will the income or loss from operations be for the following year?
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