Barney Stinson, a "legal advisor" at Goliath Bank, is under intense pressure at work to ensure that his division generates at least $250,000 operating income this year. The financial instrument that his division sells produces contribution margin of $5 per unit and a contribution margin percentage of 80%. Barney's division has $40,000 of fixed costs. What level of sales revenue does Barney need to achieve in order to meet the division's goal of $250,000 of operating income this year?   Question 7 options:   $50,000   $58,000   $362,500   $232,000   $312,500

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Barney Stinson, a "legal advisor" at Goliath Bank, is under intense pressure at work to ensure that his division generates at least $250,000 operating income this year. The financial instrument that his division sells produces contribution margin of $5 per unit and a contribution margin percentage of 80%. Barney's division has $40,000 of fixed costs. What level of sales revenue does Barney need to achieve in order to meet the division's goal of $250,000 of operating income this year?

 

Question 7 options:

 

$50,000

 

$58,000

 

$362,500

 

$232,000

 

$312,500

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 3 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education