The following is Pacific Limited’s contribution format income statement for January 2022:          Sales        $1,400,000 Variable expenses            700,000 Contribution margin        700,000 Fixed expenses            400,000 Net operating income        $

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The following is Pacific Limited’s contribution format income statement for January 2022:
        
Sales        $1,400,000
Variable expenses            700,000
Contribution margin        700,000
Fixed expenses            400,000
Net operating income        $  300,000

The company has no beginning or ending inventories and produced and sold 25,000 units during the month.

Required (show your calculation):

a. The company’s top management team is currently investigating how many units they need to sell to reach the break-even point. Also, they want to know how much revenue they need to generate to reach the break-even point. What do you think?         

b. If the company aim to generate a profit of $155,000, how many extra units they need to sell beyond the break-even point? 

 

c. What is the company’s margin of safety both in dollar and percentage terms? Explain the margin of safety of the company?  

d.

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