Offshore Petroleum's fixed costs are $2,500,000 and its debt repayment requirements are $1,000,000. Selling price per barrel of oil is $18 and variable costs per barrel are $10. Determine the breakeven output (in dollars). (a) (b) Determine the number of barrels of oil that offshore must produce and sell in order to earn a target (operating) profit of $1,500,000. (c) Determine the degree of operating leverage at an output of 400,000 barrels. (d) Assuming that sales of oil are normally distributed with a mean of 362,500 barrels and a standard deviation of 100,000 barrels, determine the probability that Offshore will incur an operating loss.
Offshore Petroleum's fixed costs are $2,500,000 and its debt repayment requirements are $1,000,000. Selling price per barrel of oil is $18 and variable costs per barrel are $10. Determine the breakeven output (in dollars). (a) (b) Determine the number of barrels of oil that offshore must produce and sell in order to earn a target (operating) profit of $1,500,000. (c) Determine the degree of operating leverage at an output of 400,000 barrels. (d) Assuming that sales of oil are normally distributed with a mean of 362,500 barrels and a standard deviation of 100,000 barrels, determine the probability that Offshore will incur an operating loss.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Offshore Petroleum's Financial Analysis**
Offshore Petroleum's fixed costs are $2,500,000 and its debt repayment requirements are $1,000,000. The selling price per barrel of oil is $18, and variable costs per barrel are $10.
**Tasks:**
(a) **Breakeven Output**
Determine the breakeven output (in dollars).
(b) **Target Profit**
Determine the number of barrels of oil that Offshore must produce and sell to earn a target (operating) profit of $1,500,000.
(c) **Degree of Operating Leverage**
Determine the degree of operating leverage at an output of 400,000 barrels.
(d) **Probability of Operating Loss**
Assuming that sales of oil are normally distributed with a mean of 362,500 barrels and a standard deviation of 100,000 barrels, determine the probability that Offshore will incur an operating loss.
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