
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259565403
Author: William N. Lanen Professor, Shannon Anderson Associate Professor, Michael W Maher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 63P
Extensions of the CVP Model—Taxes With Graduated Rates
Hastings & Daughters produces and sells a component used in general aviation aircraft engines. Each unit is priced at $25 and the variable cost for each unit is $17. The annual fixed cost is $112,000. Hastings operates in a jurisdiction with a graduated tax structure and pays a rate of 25 percent on annual taxable income up to and including $100,000 and a rate of 40 percent on annual income above $100,000.
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- a. How many units must Hastings & Daughters sell to break even?
- b. Ms. Hastings, the president of Hastings & Daughters, decides that it is not worth being in business if the company cannot make at least $90,000 annually after taxes. How many units must Hastings & Daughters sell in order to make the $90,000 requirement?
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
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