(a) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven? How many Transfer Pricing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven? (b) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000? How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000? | X x Round up the total number of systems before determining the allocation between Costing and Transfer Pricing.
(a) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven? How many Transfer Pricing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven? (b) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000? How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000? | X x Round up the total number of systems before determining the allocation between Costing and Transfer Pricing.
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![Brant Consulting designs costing and transfer pricing system for its clients. Here is a summary of volume, revenue, and cost expectations for the upcoming year:
Item
Costing
Projects
Per
Per Unit
75 Jobs
Total
Unit 50 Jobs
$10,000 $500,000 $15,000 $1,125,000 $1,625,000
4,500 225,000 11,500 862,500 1,087,500
Contribution margin $5,500 $275,000 $3,500 $262,500 $537,500
Fixed cost
473,000
Profit
$64,500
Assume a constant sales mix.
(a) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven?
How many Transfer Pricing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven?
(b) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000?
How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000?
Transfer
Pricing
Projects
Revenue
Variable cost
Firm
X
X
X
x
Round up the total number of systems before determining the allocation between Costing and Transfer Pricing.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9f77bf8d-86dd-445a-9612-1bed0f9c5e77%2F77908cb5-3837-426e-9959-a31ff675a4f8%2F8bd8hye_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Brant Consulting designs costing and transfer pricing system for its clients. Here is a summary of volume, revenue, and cost expectations for the upcoming year:
Item
Costing
Projects
Per
Per Unit
75 Jobs
Total
Unit 50 Jobs
$10,000 $500,000 $15,000 $1,125,000 $1,625,000
4,500 225,000 11,500 862,500 1,087,500
Contribution margin $5,500 $275,000 $3,500 $262,500 $537,500
Fixed cost
473,000
Profit
$64,500
Assume a constant sales mix.
(a) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven?
How many Transfer Pricing systems must Brant Consulting sell to breakeven?
(b) How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000?
How many Costing systems must Brant Consulting sell to achieve a target profit of $86,000?
Transfer
Pricing
Projects
Revenue
Variable cost
Firm
X
X
X
x
Round up the total number of systems before determining the allocation between Costing and Transfer Pricing.
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