Answer:
price-taking assumption.
free entry assumption.
Explanation:
A perfectly competitive market is one in which different firms compete for consumers of their products. The characteristics of the perfectly competitive market are:
- products are nearly identical
- all the firms are price takers. That is they are not able to determine price independently
- buyer knowledge of information about products is perfect and available to all
- free entry and exit to the market
- resources are perfectly mobile
In the given scenario above two of these rules are not obeyed.
Alcoa was effectively the sole seller of aluminum because the firm owned nearly all of the aluminum ore reserves in the world.
So they determine the price ( they are not price takers)
Also since they own nearly all the aluminium reserves there is no free entry for new firms
Suppose that a small family farm sold its output for $100,000 in a given year. The family spent $25,000 on fuel; $40,000 on seed, fertilizer, and pesticides; and $25,000 on equipment, including maintenance. The family members could have earned $20,000 working at other occupations. What is the family's accounting cost? What is the family's economic cost? Could the family's economic cost ever exceed its accounting cost? Why or why not?
Answer:
Accounting Cost
Accounting costs refers to the explicit costs which ar the actual costs related to the business venture. In this case that would be:
= Fuel costs + Seed costs + Equipment
= 25,000 + 40,000 + 25,000
= $90,000
Economic cost
This includes the accounting costs and then adds the implicit costs which are the opportunity costs of choosing the current business venture. In this case it is the $20,000 they could have been making working at other occupations.
= Accounting cost + Salary foregone
= 90,000 + 20,000
= $110,000
Economic costs will always be higher than Accounting costs because they include both the accounting costs and opportunity costs.
A select list of transactions for Goals follows:
For each transaction, identify what type of adjusting entry would be needed. Select from the following four types of adjusting entries: deferred expense, deferred revenue, accrued expense, and accrued revenue.
Apr. 1 Paid six months of rent, $4,800.
10 Received $1,200 from customer for six month service contract that began April 1.
Apr. 15 Purchased a computer for $1,000.
Apr. 18 Purchased $300 of office supplies on account.
Apr. 30 Work performed but not yet billed to customer, $500
Apr. 30 Employees earned $600 in salaries that will be paid May 2.
Answer:
Goals
Identification of Needed Adjusting Entry:
Transaction Adjusting Entry Type
Apr. 1 Paid six months of rent, $4,800. Deferred expense
Apr. 10 Received $1,200 from customer for Deferred revenue
six month service contract that began April 1.
Apr. 15 Purchased a computer for $1,000. Deferred expense
Apr. 18 Purchased $300 of office
supplies on account. Accrued expense
Apr. 30 Work performed but not yet
billed to customer, $500 Accrued revenue
Apr. 30 Employees earned $600 in Accrued expense
salaries that will be paid May 2.
Explanation:
Four types of adjusting entries:
Goal's deferred expense refers to an expense that Goal will incur in future periods but already paid for.
Goal's deferred revenue includes its revenue received in advance of service.
Goal's accrued expense refers to an expense that has been incurred but not yet paid for.
Goal's accrued revenue includes revenue that has been earned but not yet received.
a)What are the expected returns and standard deviations of a portfolio consisting of:1.100 percent in stock A
Answer:
12%
1.00
Explanation:
Note that the expected return on stock A which is 12% is missing from the question as well as the standard deviation of A which is 1.00
The expected return from stock A with 100% of funds(total amount of investment) invested in stock A is the percentage invested in A multiplied by the expected return of stock A shown thus:
expected return=100%*12%
portfolio expected return=12%
portfolio standard deviation(if 100% invested in A)=1.00*100%
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Based on a predicted level of production and sales of 30,000 units, a company anticipates total contribution margin of $105,000, fixed costs of $40,000, and operating income of $65,000. Based on this information, the budgeted operating income for 28,000 units would be
Answer: $58,000
Explanation:
Operating income for 28,000 units = Contribution margin for 28,000 units - Fixed costs
Contribution margin for 28,000 units:
= 28,000 units * Contribution margin of 30,000 units / 30,000 units
= 28,000 * 105,000 / 30,000
= $98,000 units
Operating income for 28,000 units = 98,000 - 40,000
= $58,000
Question 4
Which of the following is an example of an asset?
A. Repairs and Maintenance
B. Accounts Receivable
C. Accounts Payable
D. GST Collected
Answer:
Accounts Receivable
Explanation:
A is an expense, C and D are liabilities
Use the starting balance sheet and the list of changes to create an updated balance sheet and to answer the question.
Valley Technology Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2020 (amounts in thousands)
Cash 2,200 Liabilities 3,600
Other Assets 2,800 Equity 1,400
Total Assets 5,000 Total Liabilities 5,000
Between January 1 and March 31, 2021:
1. Cash decreases by $200,000
2. Liabilities decrease by $100,000
3. Equity increases by $400,000
What is the value for Other Assets on March 31, 2021?
Answer: $3,300,000
Explanation:
Accounting formula:
Assets = Equity + Liabilities
Total equity and liabilities on March 31 is:
= Beginning balance - decrease in liabilities + Increase in Equity
= 5,000,000 - 100,000 + 400,000
= $5,300,000
Assets therefore has to be $5,300,000 on the same date.
Assets = New cash balance + Other assets
5,300,000 = (2,200,000 - 200,000) + Other assets
Other assets = 5,300,000 - 2,000,000
= $3,300,000
Suppose you buy some stock in the Alpha Corporation at a price of $45.95 per share. 410 days later you sell the stock for $48.27. During this period you received a per share dividend of $1.20. What is your annualized return on this investment
Answer: 6.79%
Explanation:
The holding period return is:
= (Current price - Cost price + Dividend) / Cost price
= (48.27 - 45.95 + 1.20) / 45.95
= 7.66%
The annualized return is:
= ( ( 1 + holding period return) ^ number of days in a year/ number of days stock was held - 1)
= ( ( 1 + 7.66%) ³⁶⁵ / ⁴¹⁰ - 1)
= 6.79%
Somerset Computer Company has been purchasing carrying cases for its portable computers at a purchase price of $62 per unit. The company, which is currently operating below full capacity, charges factory overhead to production at the rate of 45% of direct labor cost. The unit costs to produce comparable carrying cases are expected to be as follows:
Direct materials $8.00
Direct labor 12.00
Factory overhead (40% of direct labor) 4.80
Total cost per unit $24.80
If Somerset Computer Company manufactures the carrying cases, fixed factory overhead costs will not increase and variable factory overhead costs associated with the cases are expected to be 25% of the direct labor costs.
Required:
Prepare a differential analysis dated April 30 to determine whether the company should make (Alternative 1) or buy (Alternative 2) the carrying case.
Answer:
Somerset Computer Company
Differential Analysis dated April 30:
Make Buy
Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Difference
Variable cost per unit $23.00 $62.00 $39.00
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Purchase price per portable computer carrying case = $62
Unit cost of production:
Direct materials $8.00
Direct labor 12.00
Factory overhead (40% of direct labor) 4.80
Total cost per unit $24.80
Unit cost of production, with overhead broken into fixed and variable:
Direct materials $8.00
Direct labor 12.00
Factory overhead
Fixed overhead 1.80
Variable overhead 3.00
Total cost per unit $24.80
b) With a net gain of $39 per unit, the company should make the unit (Alternative 1) instead of buying it (Alternative 2).
Soft Lumber has bonds, preferred stock and common stock as its capital components. _____________ is the right most apt to be granted to its preferred shareholders.
Answer: right to share in company profits prior to other shareholders
Explanation:
The preferred shareholders are paid their dividends before dividends are paid to other common shareholders. The preferred stock also gives no voting rights to the shareholders.
Preferred shareholders are known to have priority over the income of a company right to share in company profits prior to other shareholders.
When you retire, you wish to have $3 million in your retirement account. You decided to add $2,000 every quarter to your retirement account and invest to generate annualized return of 8% from your investment, how many years do you think it will take to have $3 million in the account
Answer:
43.35 years
Explanation:
Use the following formula to determine the number of years
Future Value of Annuity = Periodic Annuity x ( 1 + Periodic Interest rate )^numbers of periods ) - 1 / Periodic Interest rate
Where
Future Value of Annuity = $3 million = $3,000,000
Periodic Annuity = $2,000 per quarter
Periodic Interest rate = Interest rate x Quarterly fraction = 8% x 3/12 = 2%
Numbers of periods = n = ?
Placing values in the formula
$3,000,000 = $2,000 x ( 1 + 2% )^n ) - 1 / 2%
$3,000,000 / $2,000 = ( 1 + 2% )^n ) - 1 / 2%
1,500 = ( 1.02 )^n ) - 1 / 2%
1,500 x 2% = ( 1.02 )^n ) - 1
30 = ( 1.02 )^n ) - 1
30 + 1 = 1.02^n
31 = 1.02^n
Log 31 = n log 1.02
n = Log 31 / Log1.02
n = 173.41
Now calculat ethe nUmbers of years as follow
Numbers of years = n x 3/12
Numbers of years = 173.41 x 3/12
Numbers of years = 43.35 years
Han Products manufactures 29,000 units of part S-6 each year for use on its production line. At this level of activity, the cost per unit for part S-6 is:
Direct materials $3.70
Direct labor 12.00
Variable manufacturing overhead 2.30
Fixed manufacturing overhead 9.00
Total cost per part $27.00
An outside supplier has offered to sell 29,000 units of part S-6 each year to Han Products for $23 per part. If Han Products accepts this offer, the facilities now being used to manufacture part S-6 could be rented to another company at an annual rental of $79,000. However, Han Products has determined that two-thirds of the fixed manufacturing overhead being applied to part S-6 would continue even if part S-6 were purchased from the outside supplier.
Required:
What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the outside supplier’s offer?
Answer:
Financial advantage of accepting supplier's offer = $21,000
Explanation:
Relevant costs saved by outsourcing production:
Direct materials $3.70
Direct labor $12.00
Variable manufacturing overhead $2.30
Fixed manufacturing overhead $9.00 * 1/3 = $3
Total cost per part $21.00
Total savings per year = $21 * 29,000 = $609,000
Additional rental income = $79,000
Total = $688,000
Cost of purchasing 29,000 parts = $23 * 29,000 = $667,000
Financial advantage of accepting supplier's offer = $21,000
You sold ten put contracts on Cross Town Bank stock at an option price per share of $0.85. The options have an exercise price of $39 per share. The options were exercised today when the stock price was $34 a share. What is your net profit or loss on this investment assuming that you closed out your positions at a stock price of $34
Answer:
-$4,150
Explanation:
Calculation to determine your net profit or loss on this investment
Using this formula
Net profit/Loss=(Option price per share-Exercise price+Stock price)×100×10
Let plug in the formula
Net loss = ($0.85 - $39 + $34) × 100 × 10
Net loss =-$4.15×100×19
Net loss = -$4,150
Therefore your net loss on this investment is -$4,150
A sporting equipment store expects to purchase $8,200 of ski boots in October. The store had $2,800 of ski boots in merchandise inventory at the beginning of October, and expects to have $1,800 of ski boots in merchandise inventory at the end of October to cover part of anticipated November sales. What is the budgeted cost of goods sold for October?
a) $7,000.
b) $9,000.
c) $8,000.
d) $12,000.
e) $11,000.
Answer:
$9,200
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the budgeted cost of goods sold for October
Using this formula
Budgeted cost of goods sold for October =Cost of ski boots + Inventory at the beginning - Inventory at the end
Let plug in the formula
Budgeted cost of goods sold for October = $2800 + $8200 - $1800
Budgeted cost of goods sold for October= $9200
Therefore the budgeted cost of goods sold for October is $9,200
Flying Cloud Co. has the following operating data for its manufacturing operations:
Unit selling price $ 350
Unit variable cost $ 100
Total fixed costs $980,000
The company has decided to increase the wages of hourly workers which will increase the unit variable cost by 10%. Increases in the salaries of factory supervisors and property taxes for the factory will increase fixed costs by 5%. If sales prices are held constant, the next break-even point for Flying Cloud Co. will be:__________
a) increased by 368 units
b) decreased by 368 units
c) increased by 132 units
d) decreased by 264 units
Answer:
a) increased by 368 units
Explanation:
The calculation of the next break even point should be
Existing break-even point for Flying Cloud Co. is
= Fixed Cost ÷ Contribution Margin Per Unit
= Fixed Cost ÷ Sales Price Per Unit - Variable Cost per Unit
= $980,000 ÷ ( $350 - $100)
= 3,920 Units
Now
Revised Variable cost = $100 × 110%
= $110
And,
Revised Fixed cost = $980,000 × 105%
= $1,029,000
So,
Revised break-even point for Flying Cloud Co. is
= Fixed Cost ÷ ( Contribution Margin Per Unit
= Fixed Cost ÷ ( Sales Price Per Unit - Variable Cost per Unit
= $1,029,000 ÷ ( ( $350 -$110)
= 4,287.5
= 4,288 units
So,
Increase = 4,288 Units - 3920 Units
= 368 Units Increase
Meyer Company reported the following for its recent year of operation:
From Income Statement:
Depreciation Expense $1,000
Loss on the Sale of Equipment (3,000)
From the comparative balance sheet:
Beginning balance, equipment $12,500
Ending balance, equipment 8,000
Beginning balance, accumulated depreciation 2,000
Ending balance, accumulated depreciation 2,600
No new equipment was purchased during the year. What was the selling price of the equipment?
Answer:
$900
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the selling price of the equipment
First step
Cost of equipment sold = Beginning balance - Ending balance
Cost of equipment sold=$12,500-$8,000
Cost of equipment sold=$4,500
Second step
Ending balance= Beginning balance + Depreciation expense - Accumulated depreciation on equipment sold
Ending balance=$2,000+$1,000-$600
Ending balance=$2,400
Third step
Book value = Cost of equipment sold - Accumulated depreciation on equipment sold
Book value=$4,500-$600
Book value=$3,900
Now let determine the selling price of the equipment
Selling price=$3,000-$3,900
Selling price=$900
Therefore the selling price of the equipment.is $900
Which of the following food borne illness has a preventative vaccine
A. E.coli
B.norovirus
C. Hep. A
D. Shigella
Answer:
C. Hep. A
Explanation:
From the available options, Hep. A is preventable with a vaccine. The vaccine was created in 1995. It is administered to individuals in two seperate doses and usually done with a time span of 6 months between dose. Having both doses administered helps prevent the individuals from the Hep. A virus long term. Like most vaccines, this one has a 95% effectiveness for preventing the virus from affecting the individual's body.
AJ Manufacturing Company incurred $54,500 of fixed product cost and $43,600 of variable product cost during its first year of operation. Also during its first year, AJ incurred $17,350 of fixed and $13,900 of variable selling and administrative costs. The company sold all of the units it produced for $178,000. Required Prepare an income statement using the format required by generally accepted accounting Principles (GAAP). Prepare an income statement using the contribution margin approach.
Answer and Explanation:
The preparation of the income statement under following approaches are
Under generally accepted accounting Principles (GAAP)
Sales $178,000
Less: cost of goods sold ($54,500 + $43,600) -$98,100
Gross margin $79,900
Less: selling & general admin ($17,350 + $13,900) -$31,250
Net income $48,650
Under contribution margin approach
Sales $178,000
Less: variable cost ($43,600 + $13,900) -$57.5
Contribution margin $120,500
Less: fixed cost ($54,500 + $17,350) -$71,850
Net income $48,650
Tri-County G&T sells 145,000 MWh per year of electrical power to Boulder at $ per MWh, has fixed costs of $ million per year, and has variable costs of $ per MWh. If Tri-County has MWh of demand from its customers (other than Boulder), what will Tri-County have to charge to break even?
Answer:
$105.85
Explanation:
Given that :
Fixed cost = $83.1 million
Variable cost = $30 / MWh
Number of demand, $1,000,000 MWh
Variable cost to other customers =[(1,000,000 + 145000) * $30) = $34350000
To break even :
Total Cost = Total revenue
(fixed Cost + variable cost) = total revenue
Let amount per MWh required to break even = x (amount sold to other customers)
(83100000 + 34350000) = (145000*80 + 1000000x)
117450000 = 11600000 + 1000000x
117450000 - 11600000 = 1000000x
105850000 = 1000000x
x = 105850000 / 1000000
x = $105.85
Madison Corporation sells three products (M, N, and O) in the following mix: 3:1:2. Unit price and cost data are: M N OUnit sales price$12 $10 $11Unit variable costs 9 8 9Total fixed costs are $585,000. The selling price per composite unit for the current sales mix (rounded to the nearest cent) is:
Answer:
Selling price per composite unit= $11.3
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Madison Corporation sells three products (M, N, and O) in the following mix: 3:1:2.
Unit price and cost data are: M N OUnit sales price$12 $10 $11
First, we need to calculate the sales proportion for each product:
M= 3/6= 0.5
N= 1/6= 0.17
O= 2/6= 0.33
Now, the selling price per composite unit:
Selling price per composite unit= (0.5*12) + (0.17*10) + (0.33*11)
Selling price per composite unit= $11.3
A horizontal merger between two firms occurs when: __________
a. the products of the merging firms were not related in any manner before the merger.
b. one firm is a producer of products, and the other firm is a producer of services.
c. one firm is a domestic firm, and the other is a foreign company
d. the firms stood in a buyer-seller relationship before the merger.
e. the merger partners were competitors.
Answer:
e
Explanation:
A merger can be described as the absorption of one firm by another firm.
When a merger occurs, one of the firms would not exist as a separate entity while the other firm would continue to exist.
Types of merger
1. Horizontal merger : this is a type of merger that occurs between firms in the same industry. The firms are usually competitors.
Reasons for an horizontal merger
It is done to increase the market power of a firmThis type of merger is done to achieve economies of scale.An example of an horizontal merger is the merger between Mobil and Exxon in 1999.
2. Vertical merger : this is when a firm purchases another firm in the same production line. e.g. a baker purchases a pastry distributing company
Reasons for a vertical merger
Cost savingsIt provides the firm acquiring a greater control of the production process.Types of vertical merger
a. Backward integration : it is when the acquiring firm purchases a firm ahead of it in the production process. e.g. a baker purchases a pastry distributing company
b. Forward integration : it is when the acquiring firm purchases a firm that is behind it in the production process. e.g. a baker purchases a firm that supplies grains
3. Conglomerate merger : This occurs when the products of the merging firms were not related in any manner before the merger.
bRamapo Company produces two products, Blinks and Dinks. They are manufactured in two departments, Fabrication and Assembly. Data for the products and departments are listed below. Product Number of Units Direct Labor Hours Per Unit Machine Hours Per Unit Blinks 1,048 4 7 Dinks 2,236 5 6 All of the machine hours take place in the Fabrication department, which has an estimated overhead of $82,200. All of the labor hours take place in the Assembly department, which has an estimated total overhead of $102,000. Ramapo Company uses a single plantwide overhead rate to apply all factory overhead costs based on direct labor hours. The factory overhead allocated per unit of Dinks is
Answer:
Ramapo Company
The factory overhead allocated per unit of Dinks is:
= $56.94.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Product Number of Units Direct Labor Machine
Hours Per Unit Hours Per Unit
Blinks 1,048 4 7
Dinks 2,236 5 6
Fabrication Assembly
Estimated overhead $82,200 $102,000
Machine hours:
Blinks 7,336
Dinks 13,416
Total machines hours 20,752
Direct Labor hours:
Blinks 4,192
Dinks 11,180
Total machines hours 15,372
Total factory overhead Blinks Dinks
Fabrication department $29,058 $53,142
Assembly department 27,816 74,184
Total allocated overhead $56,874 $127,326
Units produced 1,048 2,236
Factory overhead per unit $54.27 $56.94 ($127,326/2,236)
Well Water Inc. wants to produce and sell a new flavored water. In order to penetrate the market, the product will have to sell at $2.00 per 12 oz. bottle. The following data has been collected:
Annual sales......................................................50,000 bottles
Projected selling and administrative costs.....$8,000
Desired profit.....................................................$80,000
The target cost per bottle is:__________
Answer:
The answer is "0.4".
Explanation:
[tex]\\\to \text{Total Cost of Goods Sold = Sales revenue - Desired profit}[/tex]
[tex]= (2\times 50,000) - 80,000\\\\= 1,00,000 - 80,000\\\\= 20,000[/tex]
Calculating the target cost per bottle:
[tex]= \frac{\text{Total cost of goods sold}}{ \text{units sold}}\\\\= \frac{20,000}{50,000}\\\\= \frac{2}{5}\\\\= 0.4[/tex]
Dunbar sold 640 units of inventory during the month. Ending inventory assuming weighted-average cost would be: (Round weighted-average unit cost to 4 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)
Answer:
$428.13
Explanation:
Note The missing word have been attached as picture below
Weighted average cost per unit = [(450*$2.18) + (370*$2.62)] / (450 + 370)
Weighted average cost per unit = ($981 + $969.4) / 820
Weighted average cost per unit = $1950.4 / 820
Weighted average cost per unit = 2.378536585365854
Weighted average cost per unit = $2.3785
Ending inventory unit = 450 + 370 - 640
Ending inventory unit = 180
Value of ending inventory = $2.3785 * 180 units
Value of ending inventory = $428.13
Northberg Company is preparing a cash budget for August. The company has $16,000 cash at the beginning of August and anticipates $126,000 in cash receipts and $134,500 in cash payments during August. Northberg Company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $15,000. To maintain the $15,000 required balance, during August the company must: Group of answer choices Borrow $15,000. Repay $7,500. Repay $8,500. Borrow $7,500. Borrow $8,500.
Answer:
Borrow $7,500
Explanation:
The calculation of the amount that should be required to maintain the required balance is given below:
Preliminary cash balance
= Opening balance + Cash receipts - Cash disbursements
= $16,000 + $126,000 - $134,500
= $7,500
Since we have to maintain $15,000 so we have to borrow the following amount
= $15,000 - $7,500
= $7,500
How much does international trade affect you personally?
Answer:
maybe a lot for me ok
maybe you
A lender uses these tools to help prequalify you for a mortgage
Answer:
Following are the summary of tools/documents that are used by lenders to pre-qualify their customers for a mortgage :
1. Tax returns, W-2s, and 1099s are examples of income as well as employment records.
2. Bank, pension, and brokerage accounts property declarations
3. Settlements on your obligations on a regular basis as well as any real estate debt statements.
4. Rent deposits, divorce, insolvency, and repossession records are all kept on file.
Suppose you entered a contract to buy your friend's iPad. Without your knowledge, it was malfunctioning at the time you bought it, and it died soon after you started using it. Your friend had recently removed a large number of applications from the iPad that were not working. Although he honestly thought the problem was with the applications and not the iPad itself, he failed to tell you about the problem. You reasonably concluded, based on your inspection of all of the current applications on the iPad, that it was functioning properly. Can you rescind the contract to buy the iPad?
a. Yes, due to fraud.
b. Yes, due to innocent misrepresentation.
c. Yes, due to mutual mistake.
d. Yes, due to undue influence.
e. No, the latent malfunction was not material, because the iPad was functioning when you bought it.
Answer:
Can you rescind the contract to buy the iPad?
b. Yes, due to innocent misrepresentation.
Explanation:
You can rescind the contract without damages or you claim damages based on the loss that you have already incurred for the contract. An innocent misrepresentation occurs when the misrepresentation is not fraudulent nor negligent. Therefore, you can rescind the contract or affirm it. But if the misrepresentation is fraudulent or negligent, you can rescind the contract as well as claim damages.
der owns a hamburger restaurant. Slider's minimum average variable cost is $10$ 10 at a quantity of 100 hamburgers, and his minimum average total cost is $15$ 15 at a quantity of 200 hamburgers. His total fixed cost is $300$ 300 . Use this information to answer the questions. What is Slider's AVC when he sells 200 hamburgers?
Answer:
$13.50
Explanation:
Average Total Cost = Average Variable Cost + Average Fixed Cost
Average Fixed Cost = total fixed cost / quantity
300 / 200 = 1.5
15 = 1.5 + Average Variable Cost
Average Variable Cost =15 - 1.5 = 13.50
Fruit Computer Company makes a fruit themed computer. Variable costs are $220 per unit, and fixed costs are $32,000 per month. Fruit Computer Company sells 500 units per month at a sales price of $300. The company believes that it can increase the price if the computer quality is upgraded. If so, the variable cost will increase to $240 per unit, and the fixed costs will rise by 50%. The CEO wishes to increase the company's operating income by 25%. Which sales price level would give the desired results
Answer:
Fruit Computer Company
The sales price level that would give the desired results is:
= $356 per unit
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Variable costs per unit = $220
Fixed costs per month = $32,000
Monthly sales units = 500 units
Selling price per unit = $300
Before Change After Change
Sales revenue $150,000 $178,000 ($168,000 + $10,000)
Variable costs 110,000 120,000
Fixed costs 32,000 48,000
Total costs $142,000 $168,000
Operating income $8,000 $10,000 ($8,000 * 1.25)
The sales price level that would give the desired results is $356 ($178,000/500). This represents an increase of 18.7% ($56/$300 * 100).
