Astro Company sold 20,000 units of its only product and reported income of $25,000 for the current year. During a planning session for next year's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 40% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $241,000. The selling price per unit will not change. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31 Sales ($50 per unit) Variable costs ($40 per unit) Contribution margin Fixed costs Income $1,000,000 800,000 200,000 175,000 $ 25,000
Astro Company sold 20,000 units of its only product and reported income of $25,000 for the current year. During a planning session for next year's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 40% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $241,000. The selling price per unit will not change. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31 Sales ($50 per unit) Variable costs ($40 per unit) Contribution margin Fixed costs Income $1,000,000 800,000 200,000 175,000 $ 25,000
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Astro Company sold 20,000 units of its only product and reported income of $25,000 for the current year. During a
planning session for next year's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 40% by
installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual
fixed costs by $241,000. The selling price per unit will not change.
ASTRO COMPANY
Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31
Sales ($50 per unit)
Variable costs ($40 per unit)
Contribution margin.
Fixed costs
Income
1. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for next year assuming the machine is installed.
Contribution Margin Per Unit
Sales
Variable costs
Contribution margin
Contribution Margin Ratio
Numerator:
Contribution margin per unit
Contribution margin
。
e
e
Denominator:
Selling price per unit
10
$
Break-Even Point in Dollar Sales with New Machine:
Numerator:
Fixed costs per unit
ASTRO COMPANY
Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31
Sales level required in dollars
Numerator:
•
Sales level required in units
Ⓡ
175,000/
Numerator:
$
$1,000,000
800,000
200,000
175,000
$ 25,000
$
1
1
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Proposed
1
1
0
0
50
40
10
50
Denominator:
Contribution margin ratio ✪ =
2. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for next year that shows the expected results with the machine installed. Assume
sales are $1,000,000.
Denominator:
Denominator:
✔
20%
Per unit
Per unit
Per unit
=
W
3. Compute the sales level required in both dollars and units to earn $208,000 of target income for next year with the machine
installed.
$
Contribution Margin Ratio
Contribution margin ratio
Break-Even Point in Dollars.
Break-even point in dollars
20%
Sales dollars required
875,000
Sales units required
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