Exercise 3.32 All-Day Candy Company is a wholesale distributor of candy. The company services grocery, convenience, and drug stores in a large metropolitan area. The All-Day Candy Company has achieved small but steady growth in sales over the past few years, but candy prices have also been increasing. The company is reformulating its plans for the coming fiscal year. The following data were used to project the current year's after-tax income of $110,400: Average selling price Average variable costs Cost of candy Selling costs Total Annual fixed costs Selling Administrative Total $4.00 per box $2.00 per box 0.40 per box $2.40 per box $160,000 280,000 $440,000
Exercise 3.32 All-Day Candy Company is a wholesale distributor of candy. The company services grocery, convenience, and drug stores in a large metropolitan area. The All-Day Candy Company has achieved small but steady growth in sales over the past few years, but candy prices have also been increasing. The company is reformulating its plans for the coming fiscal year. The following data were used to project the current year's after-tax income of $110,400: Average selling price Average variable costs Cost of candy Selling costs Total Annual fixed costs Selling Administrative Total $4.00 per box $2.00 per box 0.40 per box $2.40 per box $160,000 280,000 $440,000
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All-Day Candy Company is a wholesale distributor of candy. The company services grocery, convenience, and
drug stores in a large metropolitan area. The All-Day Candy Company has achieved small but steady growth in
sales over the past few years, but candy prices have also been increasing. The company is reformulating its
plans for the coming fiscal year. The following data were used to project the current year's after-tax income of
$110,400:
Average selling price
Average variable costs
Cost of candy
Selling costs
Total
Annual fixed costs
Selling
Administrative
Total
Expected annual sales (390,000 boxes) = $1,560,000
Tax rate= 40%
m
Candy manufacturers have announced that they will increase prices of their products an average of 15% in the
coming year because of increases in raw material (sugar, cocoa, peanuts, and so on) and labour costs. All-Day
Candy Company expects that all other costs will remain the same as during the current year.
Breakeven point
$4.00 per box
What is All-Day Candy Company's breakeven point in boxes of candy for the current year?
O
$2.00 per box
0.40 per box
$2.40 per box
$160,000
280,000
$440,000
Average selling price per box
What average selling price per box must All-Day Candy Company charge to cover the 15% increase in the
variable cost of candy and still maintain the current contribution margin ratio? (Round to 2 decimal places,
e.g. 15.25.)
Sales
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All-Day Candy Company is a wholesale distributor of candy. The company services grocery, convenience, and
drug stores in a large metropolitan area. The All-Day Candy Company has achieved small but steady growth in
sales over the past few years, but candy prices have also been increasing. The company is reformulating its
plans for the coming fiscal year. The following data were used to project the current year's after-tax income of
$110,400:
Average selling price
Average variable costs
Cost of candy
Selling costs
Total
Annual fixed costs
Selling
Administrative
Total
Expected annual sales (390,000 boxes) = $1,560,000
Tax rate= 40%
m
Candy manufacturers have announced that they will increase prices of their products an average of 15% in the
coming year because of increases in raw material (sugar, cocoa, peanuts, and so on) and labour costs. All-Day
Candy Company expects that all other costs will remain the same as during the current year.
Breakeven point
$4.00 per box
What is All-Day Candy Company's breakeven point in boxes of candy for the current year?
O
$2.00 per box
0.40 per box
$2.40 per box
$160,000
280,000
$440,000
Average selling price per box
What average selling price per box must All-Day Candy Company charge to cover the 15% increase in the
variable cost of candy and still maintain the current contribution margin ratio? (Round to 2 decimal places,
e.g. 15.25.)
Sales
LINK TO TEXT LINK TO TEXT LINK TO TEXT
boxes
XYour answer is incorrect. Try again.
What volume of sales in dollars must All-Day Candy Company achieve in the coming year to maintain the same
after-tax income as projected for the current year if the average selling price of candy remains at $4.00 per box
and the cost of candy increases 15%?
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