Principles of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305087408
Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
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Chapter 10, Problem 11P
Emerald Island Company is considering building a manufacturing plant in County Kerry. Predicting sales of 100,000 units, Emerald Isle estimates the following expenses:
An Irish firm that specializes in marketing will be engaged to sell the manufactured product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. None of the U.S. home office expense will be allocated to the Irish facility.
Required:
- 1. If the unit sales price is $2, how many units must be sold to break even? (Hint: First compute the variable cost per unit.)
- 2. Calculate the margin of safety ratio.
- 3. Calculate the contribution margin ratio.
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