Chapter 21 Currently, the unit selling price of a product is $100, the unit variable cost is $75 and the total fixed costs are $235,000. a. Compute the current break-even sales in units. b. Compute the anticipated break-even sales in units, assuming that the unit selling price is increase to $115 and all costs remain constant. c. If a company has a break-even point of $380,000 of sales, and has $455,000 in actual sales, what is the margin of safety express in dollars and as a percentage of sales? d. If the margin of safety for a company was 20%, fixed costs were $80,000 and variable costs were 75% of sales, what was the amount of ac sales in dollars? (Hint: Determine the break-even in sales dollars first.)
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost structures. This information helps the managers make economic decisions on a short-term basis. CVP analysis is based on many assumptions. Sales price, variable costs, and fixed costs per unit are assumed to be constant. The analysis also assumes that all units produced are sold and costs get impacted due to changes in activities. All costs incurred by the company like administrative, manufacturing, and selling costs are identified as either fixed or variable.
Marginal Costing
Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs remain the same irrespective of the output produced. The concept of marginal cost is used for product pricing when the customers want the lowest possible price for a certain number of orders. There is no accounting entry for marginal cost and it is only used by the management for taking effective decisions.
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