Vernon Company reported the following data regarding the product it sells: Sales price $70 Contribution margin ratio 15% Fixed costs $223,000 Use the contribution margin ratio approach. To obtain a profit of $59,000, what must the sales be in dollars? In units? i. 22,458 units ii. 23,550 units iii. 28,800 units iv. 26,858 units
Vernon Company reported the following data regarding the product it sells: Sales price $70 Contribution margin ratio 15% Fixed costs $223,000 Use the contribution margin ratio approach. To obtain a profit of $59,000, what must the sales be in dollars? In units? i. 22,458 units ii. 23,550 units iii. 28,800 units iv. 26,858 units
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Chapter6: Cost-volume-profit Analysis
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Problem 17E
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What must the sales be?
![Vernon Company reported the following data regarding the
product it sells:
Sales price
$70
Contribution margin ratio 15%
Fixed costs
$223,000
Use the contribution margin ratio approach.
To obtain a profit of $59,000, what must the sales be in
dollars? In units?
i. 22,458 units
ii. 23,550 units
iii. 28,800 units
iv. 26,858 units](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcf13bd01-53c0-4a1f-85ff-1c956532b562%2F1948aef7-0cec-414e-9b60-a147b97484ac%2Fpjill66_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Vernon Company reported the following data regarding the
product it sells:
Sales price
$70
Contribution margin ratio 15%
Fixed costs
$223,000
Use the contribution margin ratio approach.
To obtain a profit of $59,000, what must the sales be in
dollars? In units?
i. 22,458 units
ii. 23,550 units
iii. 28,800 units
iv. 26,858 units
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