(e)                                                Product Blue                      Product Red    Selling                                              $12.00                                $24.00 Variable cost                                     $4.00                                 $8.00 Contribution margin                          $8.00                                 $16.00 Fixed costs apportioned                      $200,000                           $400,00 Budgeted Sales Units                          140,000                               60,000 Calculate the breakeven points, for each product and the company as a whole and comment on your findings f)Discuss the merits and demerits of the cost volume profit analysis (CVP)

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(e)                                                Product Blue                      Product Red   

Selling                                              $12.00                                $24.00
Variable cost                                     $4.00                                 $8.00
Contribution margin                          $8.00                                 $16.00
Fixed costs apportioned                      $200,000                           $400,00
Budgeted Sales Units                          140,000                               60,000

  • Calculate the breakeven points, for each product and the company as a whole and comment on your findings

f)Discuss the merits and demerits of the cost volume profit analysis (CVP)

 

 

 

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