(c) Product d) A B Total Assume that adding Product B results in no increase to Vortex's fixed costs of $15,000 and that the unit sales prices, unit variable costs, and unit contribution margins are as follows: Product Unit Sales Price $10 15 Unit Sales 10,000 6,000 16,000 Weighted-average contribution margin per unit Unit Variable Cost $7 10 Unit Contribution Margin $3 Vortex's break-even point depends on the sales mix and the unit contribution margins of the individual products. The first step in the break- even computation is determining the weighted-average contribution mar- gin per unit: Source: Principles of Cost Accounting, 15th Edition, Edward J. VanDerbec p. 498 a) BEP in units in total b) BEP in units separately (for each product) BEP in $ in total BEP in $ separately (for each product) (Product A unit contribution x Product A units sold) + (Product B unit contribution x Product B units sold) Product A units sold + Product B units sold
(c) Product d) A B Total Assume that adding Product B results in no increase to Vortex's fixed costs of $15,000 and that the unit sales prices, unit variable costs, and unit contribution margins are as follows: Product Unit Sales Price $10 15 Unit Sales 10,000 6,000 16,000 Weighted-average contribution margin per unit Unit Variable Cost $7 10 Unit Contribution Margin $3 Vortex's break-even point depends on the sales mix and the unit contribution margins of the individual products. The first step in the break- even computation is determining the weighted-average contribution mar- gin per unit: Source: Principles of Cost Accounting, 15th Edition, Edward J. VanDerbec p. 498 a) BEP in units in total b) BEP in units separately (for each product) BEP in $ in total BEP in $ separately (for each product) (Product A unit contribution x Product A units sold) + (Product B unit contribution x Product B units sold) Product A units sold + Product B units sold
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A1
![a)
b)
Product-
A...
B
Total
C)
d)
Assume that adding Product B results in no increase to Vortex's fixed
costs of $15,000 and that the unit sales prices, unit variable costs, and unit
contribution margins are as follows:
Product
B
Unit Sales
Price
$10
15
Unit Sales
10,000
6,000
16,000
Weighted-average
contribution margin per unit
Unit Variable
Cost
$7
10
Vortex's break-even point depends on the sales mix and the unit
contribution margins of the individual products. The first step in the break-
even computation is determining the weighted-average contribution mar-
gin per unit:
Unit Contribution
Margin
$3
5
Source: Principles of Cost Accounting, 15th Edition, Edward J. VanDerbec p. 498
BEP in units in total
BEP in units separately (for each product)
BEP in $ in total
BEP in S separately (for each product)
(Product A unit contribution x Product A
units sold) + (Product B unit contribution x
Product B units sold)
Product A units sold + Product B units sold](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F06d2f042-6ba3-45c0-b000-437e77f5065d%2F814e96ab-f199-490f-b181-c442b04e72c3%2Fq5rfzw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:a)
b)
Product-
A...
B
Total
C)
d)
Assume that adding Product B results in no increase to Vortex's fixed
costs of $15,000 and that the unit sales prices, unit variable costs, and unit
contribution margins are as follows:
Product
B
Unit Sales
Price
$10
15
Unit Sales
10,000
6,000
16,000
Weighted-average
contribution margin per unit
Unit Variable
Cost
$7
10
Vortex's break-even point depends on the sales mix and the unit
contribution margins of the individual products. The first step in the break-
even computation is determining the weighted-average contribution mar-
gin per unit:
Unit Contribution
Margin
$3
5
Source: Principles of Cost Accounting, 15th Edition, Edward J. VanDerbec p. 498
BEP in units in total
BEP in units separately (for each product)
BEP in $ in total
BEP in S separately (for each product)
(Product A unit contribution x Product A
units sold) + (Product B unit contribution x
Product B units sold)
Product A units sold + Product B units sold
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