The WalkRite Shoe Company operates a chain of shoe stores that sell men's shoes with identical unit costs and selling prices. A unit is defined as a pair of shoes. Each store has a store manager who is paid a fixed salary. Individual salespeople receive a fixed salary and a sales commission. WalkRite is considering opening another store that is expected to have the revenue and cost relationship as follows: Unit Variable Data (per pair of shoes) Annual Fixed Costs Selling price $30.00 Rent $60,000 Variable Cost of shoes 19.50 Salaries 200,000 Sales commission 4.50 Advertising 80,000 Other fixed costs 20,000 Total fixed costs $360,000 WalkRite expects that the store can sell 64,000 pairs of shoes annually. Required: a) What is the breakeven point in pairs of shoes sold and in sales dollars? b) At the expected sales level of 64,000 pairs of shoes, what is the margin of safety in percentage of sales? c) If salespeople are paid a commission of only $4.1 per pair of shoes sold and fixed salary is increased by $15,000, sales level is expected to decrease by 3%. Should the plan be carried on? Show your analysis, including the amount of change to net income.
The WalkRite Shoe Company operates a chain of shoe stores that sell men's shoes with identical unit costs and selling prices. A unit is defined as a pair of shoes. Each store has a store manager who is paid a fixed salary. Individual salespeople receive a fixed salary and a sales commission. WalkRite is considering opening another store that is expected to have the revenue and cost relationship as follows: Unit Variable Data (per pair of shoes) Annual Fixed Costs Selling price $30.00 Rent $60,000 Variable Cost of shoes 19.50 Salaries 200,000 Sales commission 4.50 Advertising 80,000 Other fixed costs 20,000 Total fixed costs $360,000 WalkRite expects that the store can sell 64,000 pairs of shoes annually. Required: a) What is the breakeven point in pairs of shoes sold and in sales dollars? b) At the expected sales level of 64,000 pairs of shoes, what is the margin of safety in percentage of sales? c) If salespeople are paid a commission of only $4.1 per pair of shoes sold and fixed salary is increased by $15,000, sales level is expected to decrease by 3%. Should the plan be carried on? Show your analysis, including the amount of change to net income.
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Transcribed Image Text:The WalkRite Shoe Company operates a chain of shoe stores that sell men's shoes
with identical unit costs and selling prices. A unit is defined as a pair of shoes. Each
store has a store manager who is paid a fixed salary. Individual salespeople receive a
fixed salary and a sales commission. WalkRite is considering opening another store
that is expected to have the revenue and cost relationship as follows:
Unit Variable Data (per pair of shoes)
Annual Fixed Costs
Selling price
$30.00
Rent
$60,000
Variable Cost of shoes
19.50
Salaries
200,000
Sales commission
4.50
Advertising
80,000
Other fixed costs
20,000
Total fixed costs
$360,000
WalkRite expects that the store can sell 64,000 pairs of shoes annually.
Required:
a) What is the breakeven point in pairs of shoes sold and in sales dollars?
b) At the expected sales level of 64,000 pairs of shoes, what is the margin of safety
in percentage of sales?
c) If salespeople are paid a commission of only $4.1 per pair of shoes sold and fixed
salary is increased by $15,000, sales level is expected to decrease by 3%. Should
the plan be carried on? Show your analysis, including the amount of change to net
income.
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