Carla Vista Company produces a molded briefcase that is distributed to luggage stores. The following operating data for the current year has been accumulated for planning purposes. Sales price Variable cost of goods sold Variable selling expenses Variable administrative expenses $80 24 21.20 6
Carla Vista Company produces a molded briefcase that is distributed to luggage stores. The following operating data for the current year has been accumulated for planning purposes. Sales price Variable cost of goods sold Variable selling expenses Variable administrative expenses $80 24 21.20 6
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Transcribed Image Text:Carla Vista Company produces a molded briefcase that is distributed to luggage stores. The following operating data for the current
year has been accumulated for planning purposes.
Sales price
Variable cost of goods sold
Variable selling expenses
Variable administrative expenses
Annual fixed expenses
Overhead
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
(a)
$80
* Your answer is incorrect.
21.20
24
Break even units
$9,400,000
Carla Vista can produce 1.5 million cases a year. The projected net income for the coming year is expected to be $2,100,000. Carla
Vista is subject to a 40% income tax rate.
6
1,550,000
During the planning sessions, Carla Vista's managers have been reviewing costs and expenses. They estimate that the company's
variable cost of goods sold will increase 20% in the coming year and that fixed administrative expenses will increase by $120,000. All
other costs and expenses are expected to remain the same.
3,250,000
Carla Vista Company's managers are considering expanding the product line by introducing a leather briefcase. The new briefcase is
expected to sell for $125; variable costs would amount to $75 per briefcase. If Carla Vista introduces the leather briefcase, the
company will incur an additional $2,616,000 per year in advertising costs. Carla Vista's marketing department has estimated that one
new leather briefcase would be sold for every four molded briefcases.
Molded Briefcase
If managers decide to introduce the new leather briefcase, how many units of each briefcase would be required to break even in
the coming year? (For computational purposes round contribution margin per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.38. Round answers to O
decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
493056
Leather Briefcase
336320
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