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Exercise 3-2 (Part Level Submission) Scott Confectionery sells its Stack-o-Choc

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Question

Exercise 3-2 (Part Level Submission) Scott Confectionery sells its Stack-o-Choc candy bar for $0.60. The variable cost per unit for the candy bar is $0.34; total fixed costs are $177,000 (a) Your answer is correct. What is the contribution margin per unit for the Stack-0-Choc candy bar? (Round per unit answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.) .26 The contribution margin per unit $ LINK TO TEXT LINK TO VIDEO Attempts: 1 of 15 used (b) Your answer is correct. what is the contribution margin ratio for the Stack-o-choc candy bar? (Round ratio to 2 percentage places, eg. 0.38-3896.) 43 The contribution margin ratio LINK TO TEXT LINK TO VIDEO Attempts: 1 of 15 used (c) What is the breakeven point in units? In sales dollars? (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Use your answer of breakeven units to calculate the breakeven point in dollars.) The breakeven point bars The breakeven sales LINK TO TEXT LINK TO VIDEO

Explanation / Answer

Answer to Part a:

Contribution Margin per Unit = Selling Price per unit – Variable Cost per Unit
Contribution Margin per Unit = $0.60 - $0.34
Contribution Margin per Unit = $0.26

Answer to Part b:

Contribution Margin Ratio = Contribution Margin per Unit / Selling Price per Unit * 100
Contribution Margin Ratio = 0.26 / 0.60 * 100
Contribution Margin Ratio = 43.33%

Answer to Part c:

Break Even Point (in Bars) = Fixed Cost / Contribution Margin per Unit
Break Even Point (in Bars) = 177,000 / 0.26
Break Even Point (in Bars) = 680,769.23
or Break Even Point (in Bars) = 680,769 Bars

Break Even Sales = Break Even Point (in Bars) * Selling Price per Unit
Break Even Sales = 680,769 * $0.60
Break Even Sales = $408,461.40
or Break Even Sales = $408,461