Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 83,700 units at a price of $48 per unit during the current year. Its income statement for the current year is as follows: Sales $4,017,600 Cost of goods sold 1,984,000 Gross profit $2,033,600 Expenses: Selling expenses $992,000 Administrative expenses 992,000 Total expenses 1,984,000 Income from operations $49,600 The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows: Variable Fixed Cost of goods sold 70% 30% Selling expenses 75% 25% Administrative expenses 50% 50% Management is considering a plant expansion program that will permit an increase of $336,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $33,600, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year. Answers rounded to the nearest whole number. __________units
Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under
Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions
Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 83,700 units at a price of $48 per unit during the current year. Its income statement for the current year is as follows:
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Sales |
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$4,017,600 |
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Cost of goods sold |
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1,984,000 |
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Gross profit |
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$2,033,600 |
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Expenses: |
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Selling expenses |
$992,000 |
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Administrative expenses |
992,000 |
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Total expenses |
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1,984,000 |
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Income from operations |
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$49,600 |
The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows:
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Variable |
Fixed |
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Cost of goods sold |
70% |
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30% |
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Selling expenses |
75% |
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25% |
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Administrative expenses |
50% |
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50% |
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Management is considering a plant expansion program that will permit an increase of $336,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $33,600, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
- Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year. Answers rounded to the nearest whole number.
__________units
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