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Wu Company incurred $103,600 of fixed cost and $118,400 of variable cost when 3,

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Question

Wu Company incurred $103,600 of fixed cost and $118,400 of variable cost when 3,200 units of product were made and sold.

If the company's volume increases to 3,700 units, the total cost per unit will be:

65.

$60.

$28.

$32.

2.Zero, Inc. produces a product that has a variable cost of $6.00 per unit. The company's fixed costs are $40,000. The product sells for $11.00 a unit and the company desires to earn a $25,000 profit. What is the volume of sales in units required to achieve the target profit? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

8,000

7,625

13,000

8,500

3. A product has a contribution margin of $6 per unit and a selling price of $40 per unit. Fixed costs are $30,000. Assuming new technology increases the unit contribution margin by 70 percent but increases total fixed costs by $23,040, what is the new breakeven point in units?

8,820 units

8,400 units

5,200 units

5,000 units

4. The following income statements are provided for Li Company's last two years of operation:

Assuming that cost behavior did not change over the two year period, what is Li Company's contribution margin in 2012?

$17,325

$43,250

$13,325

$12,825

2011 2012   Number of units produced and sold 4,500    4,100      Sales revenue 69,750    63,550      Cost of goods sold (41,700) (38,000)   Gross margin 28,050    25,550      General, selling and administrative expenses (17,500)   (16,300)     Net income $10,550    $9,250   

Explanation / Answer

1) Variable Cost per unit = 118400/3200 = $37

Fixed Cost Per unit = 103600 / 3700 = $28

Total Cost Per unit = 37 + 28 = $65

Variable Cost per unit changes with every unit production, but fixed cost remains constant regardless of the production assuming the production is within the installed capacity levels.

2) Contribution per unit = 11 – 6 = 5 per unit

Total Contribution Required = fixed Cost + Desired profit = 40000 + 25000 = 65000

Unit sales required = 65000 / 5 = 13000 units

3) Revised Unit Contribution margin per unit = 6 * 1.70 = $ 10.20

Revised Fixed Costs = 30000 + 23040 = 53040

Revised Break Even Point = 53040 / 10.20 = 5200 units