Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow: Total $495,000 Per Unit $ 30 198,000 12 $18 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Operating income Required: 1. What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round Intermediate calculations.) Break-even point in unit sales Break-even point in sales dollars 297,000 237,600 $ 59,400 Answer is complete and correct. Units sold 13,200 units S 396,000 2. Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point? Total contribution margin $ 237,600 Answer is complete and correct. 3-6. How many units would have to be sold each month to earn a target profit of $99,000? Use the formula method. Answer is complete and correct. 18.700 units
Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow: Total $495,000 Per Unit $ 30 198,000 12 $18 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Operating income Required: 1. What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round Intermediate calculations.) Break-even point in unit sales Break-even point in sales dollars 297,000 237,600 $ 59,400 Answer is complete and correct. Units sold 13,200 units S 396,000 2. Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point? Total contribution margin $ 237,600 Answer is complete and correct. 3-6. How many units would have to be sold each month to earn a target profit of $99,000? Use the formula method. Answer is complete and correct. 18.700 units
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![4. Refer to part 3 and now assume that the tax rate is 30%. How many units would need to be sold each month for an after-tax target
profit of $99,000? (Round the final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Unit sales required
5. Refer to the original data. Compute the company's margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms. (Round your percentage
answer to 2 decimal places.)
Margin of safety
units
Dollars Percentage
CM ratio
Monthly operating income increases by
%
6. What is the company's CM ratio? If sales increase by $55,000 per month and there is no change in fixed expenses, by how much
would you expect monthly net operating income to increase? (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places and other answer
to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
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Transcribed Image Text:4. Refer to part 3 and now assume that the tax rate is 30%. How many units would need to be sold each month for an after-tax target
profit of $99,000? (Round the final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Unit sales required
5. Refer to the original data. Compute the company's margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms. (Round your percentage
answer to 2 decimal places.)
Margin of safety
units
Dollars Percentage
CM ratio
Monthly operating income increases by
%
6. What is the company's CM ratio? If sales increase by $55,000 per month and there is no change in fixed expenses, by how much
would you expect monthly net operating income to increase? (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places and other answer
to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
%
![Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow:
Per Unit
$ 30
12
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Operating income
Break-even point in unit sales
Break-even point in sales dollars
Required:
1. What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round Intermediate calculations.)
Units sold
Total
$495,000
198,000
Answer is complete and correct.
Total contribution margin $ 237,600
297,000
237,600
$ 59,400
2. Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?
Answer is complete and correct.
13,200
S 396,000
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Operating income
3-a. How many units would have to be sold each month to earn a target profit of $99,000? Use the formula method.
Answer is complete and correct.
18,700 units
33333
3-b. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level.
S
Answer is complete and correct.
Menlo Company
Contribution Income Statement
$ 18
Total
$561,000
units
(224,400)✔
336,600
(237,600)
99,000
>
Per
unit
$30
12
$ 18](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd8c28153-e825-4c56-864b-d7c0a22d6c1c%2F353afd91-7cf2-4a6a-9adb-72456dddee5c%2F7hed1qf_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow:
Per Unit
$ 30
12
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Operating income
Break-even point in unit sales
Break-even point in sales dollars
Required:
1. What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? (Do not round Intermediate calculations.)
Units sold
Total
$495,000
198,000
Answer is complete and correct.
Total contribution margin $ 237,600
297,000
237,600
$ 59,400
2. Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?
Answer is complete and correct.
13,200
S 396,000
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Operating income
3-a. How many units would have to be sold each month to earn a target profit of $99,000? Use the formula method.
Answer is complete and correct.
18,700 units
33333
3-b. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level.
S
Answer is complete and correct.
Menlo Company
Contribution Income Statement
$ 18
Total
$561,000
units
(224,400)✔
336,600
(237,600)
99,000
>
Per
unit
$30
12
$ 18
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