4.19 Waterfront Division of Maxwell Products manufactures a component used in the production of garden tools. The President of that division states that the division has the capacity to produce 5,000 units of this component each month. The fixed costs of production are P10,000 each month. The President admits that it will take some time before the plant has enough orders to operate at capacity but those sales should range between 3,000 and 4,000 units per month. He is interested in examining what happens to the margin of safety and the operating leverage over a range of activity. To help with this analysis, the accountant tells you that each unit is sold for P20, and the variable unit cost is P15. Instructions:

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  1. What do the margin of safety and degree of operating leverage tell you about what will happen to profit as sales move from 3,000 and 4,000 units.
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Waterfront Division of Maxwell Products manufactures a component used in the
production of garden tools. The President of that division states that the division has the
capacity to produce 5,000 units of this component each month. The fixed costs of production
are P10,000 each month. The President admits that it will take some time before the plant has
enough orders to operate at capacity but those sales should range between 3,000 and 4,000 units
per month. He is interested in examining what happens to the margin of safety and the
operating leverage over a range of activity. To help with this analysis, the accountant tells you
that each unit is sold for P20, and the variable unit cost is P15.
Instructions:
Transcribed Image Text:4.19 Waterfront Division of Maxwell Products manufactures a component used in the production of garden tools. The President of that division states that the division has the capacity to produce 5,000 units of this component each month. The fixed costs of production are P10,000 each month. The President admits that it will take some time before the plant has enough orders to operate at capacity but those sales should range between 3,000 and 4,000 units per month. He is interested in examining what happens to the margin of safety and the operating leverage over a range of activity. To help with this analysis, the accountant tells you that each unit is sold for P20, and the variable unit cost is P15. Instructions:
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