n the dynamic landscape of manufacturing and sales, Caribann is a company with the potential to produce 100,000 units of its sole product annually. Caribann's interplay of costs and production capacity prompts an analysis that will guide it in navigating the balance between revenue generation and cost management. As we examine Caribann's scenario, critical financial data emerges, laying the foundation for strategic decision-making. The following information is available: Selling price - $42 per unit Variable manufacturing costs - $24 Fixed manufacturing costs - $360,000 annually Fixed marketing and administrative costs - $240,000 annually Variable marketing and administrative costs - $4 per unit Questions: 1. Calculate the breakeven point in 2. Compute the number of units that need to be sold to earn a target annual profit of $120,000 3. In attempting to achieve better results in the marketplace, management has been looking at changing the reward system for marketing, distribution, and sales personnel. This would result in an increase in variable marketing and administrative costs by $2 per unit, and would reduce fixed marketing and distribution costs by $100,000: a. Calculate the number of units required to breakeven if management implemented the changes b. Would you suggest that management pursue the changes? Explain your answer 4. By reference to the above data: How can a company effectively use CPV (Cost-Volume-Profit) analysis to strategically decide its product pricing and production levels?
In the dynamic landscape of manufacturing and sales, Caribann is a company with the potential to produce 100,000 units of its sole product annually. Caribann's interplay of costs and production capacity prompts an analysis that will guide it in navigating the balance between revenue generation and cost management. As we examine Caribann's scenario, critical financial data emerges, laying the foundation for strategic decision-making.
The following information is available:
Selling price - $42 per unit
Variable
Fixed manufacturing costs - $360,000 annually
Fixed marketing and administrative costs - $240,000 annually
Variable marketing and administrative costs - $4 per unit
Questions:
1. Calculate the breakeven point in
2. Compute the number of units that need to be sold to earn a target annual profit of
$120,000
3. In attempting to achieve better results in the marketplace, management has been looking at changing the reward system for marketing, distribution, and sales personnel. This would result in an increase in variable marketing and administrative costs by $2 per unit, and would reduce fixed marketing and distribution costs by $100,000:
a. Calculate the number of units required to breakeven if management implemented the changes
b. Would you suggest that management pursue the changes? Explain your answer
4. By reference to the above data:
How can a company effectively use CPV (Cost-Volume-Profit) analysis to strategically decide its product pricing and production levels?
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