A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data related to its operations during May: Manufacturing costs: Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $22.50 Direct labor $20.00 Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead costs (total) $7.50 $875,000 Selling and administrative costs: Variable per unit Fixed (total) $5.00 $900,000 The product sells for $125 per unit. The company produced 35,000 units and sold 30,000 units in May. There is no beginning inventory. Required: a) Compute the breakeven sales dollars and margin of safety in sales dollars.
A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data related to its operations during May: Manufacturing costs: Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $22.50 Direct labor $20.00 Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead costs (total) $7.50 $875,000 Selling and administrative costs: Variable per unit Fixed (total) $5.00 $900,000 The product sells for $125 per unit. The company produced 35,000 units and sold 30,000 units in May. There is no beginning inventory. Required: a) Compute the breakeven sales dollars and margin of safety in sales dollars.
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![A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data related
to its operations during May:
Manufacturing costs:
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials
$22.50
Direct labor
$20.00
Variable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead costs (total)
$7.50
$875,000
Selling and administrative costs:
Variable per unit
Fixed (total)
$5.00
$900,000
The product sells for $125 per unit. The company produced 35,000 units and sold 30,000 units
in May. There is no beginning inventory.
Required:
a) Compute the breakeven sales dollars and margin of safety in sales dollars.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F958ab12b-6b2d-447e-9896-90e46302d601%2Faf5cd6b5-d2ad-433e-8f09-b7450fb47b4d%2Fza892a8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data related
to its operations during May:
Manufacturing costs:
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials
$22.50
Direct labor
$20.00
Variable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead costs (total)
$7.50
$875,000
Selling and administrative costs:
Variable per unit
Fixed (total)
$5.00
$900,000
The product sells for $125 per unit. The company produced 35,000 units and sold 30,000 units
in May. There is no beginning inventory.
Required:
a) Compute the breakeven sales dollars and margin of safety in sales dollars.
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