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Wolsey Industries Inc. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20

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Question

Wolsey Industries Inc. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 2016 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during the year. A summary report of these estimates is as follows:

1

Estimated Fixed Cost

Estimated Variable Cost (per unit sold)

2

Production costs:

3

Direct materials

$56.00

4

Direct labor

34.00

5

Factory overhead

$198,000.00

20.00

6

Selling expenses:

7

Sales salaries and commissions

107,000.00

10.00

8

Advertising

35,000.00

9

Travel

10,000.00

10

Miscellaneous selling expense

8,000.00

1.00

11

Administrative expenses:

12

Office and officers’ salaries

161,200.00

13

Supplies

9,000.00

6.00

14

Miscellaneous administrative expense

13,000.00

1.00

15

Total

$541,200.00

$128.00

It is expected that 22,550 units will be sold at a price of $160 a unit. Maximum sales within the relevant range are 27,350 units.

Determine the operating leverage. Round to one decimal place.

1

Estimated Fixed Cost

Estimated Variable Cost (per unit sold)

2

Production costs:

3

Direct materials

$56.00

4

Direct labor

34.00

5

Factory overhead

$198,000.00

20.00

6

Selling expenses:

7

Sales salaries and commissions

107,000.00

10.00

8

Advertising

35,000.00

9

Travel

10,000.00

10

Miscellaneous selling expense

8,000.00

1.00

11

Administrative expenses:

12

Office and officers’ salaries

161,200.00

13

Supplies

9,000.00

6.00

14

Miscellaneous administrative expense

13,000.00

1.00

15

Total

$541,200.00

$128.00

Explanation / Answer

Wolsey Industries A Estimated Income Statement for 2016 Units produced and sold           22,550.00 Deails Amt $/unit Total Amt $ Sales Revenue                 160.00      3,608,000.00 Less Variable cost of goods Sold Direct Materials                   56.00      1,262,800.00 Direct Labor                   34.00         766,700.00 Factory Overhead                   20.00         451,000.00 Total Cost Of Goods Sold                 110.00      2,480,500.00 Variable sales salaries & commission                   10.00         225,500.00 Variable Misc Selling Expenses                     1.00            22,550.00 Variable supplies                     6.00         135,300.00 Variable Misc Admin Expenses                     1.00            22,550.00 Total Variable cost of sales                 128.00      2,886,400.00 Contribution Margin                   32.00         721,600.00 Fixed Costs Factory Overhead         198,000.00 Sales salaries & Commissions         107,000.00 Advertising            35,000.00 Travel            10,000.00 Misc Selling expenses              8,000.00 Office & Officer's salary         161,200.00 Supplies              9,000.00 Misc Admin expenses            13,000.00 Total Fixed cost         541,200.00 Net Operating Income         180,400.00 B Expected CM ratio=32/160= 20.00% C Total Fixed cost        541,200.00 CM per unit                   32.00 Break even units=Fixed cost/unit contribution                 16,913 Break even sales=16913*160= $      2,706,000 E Expected sales =     3,608,000.00 BE sales     2,706,000.00 Margin of safety= $    902,000.00 Margin of safety%   25.0% F Operating leverage=Contribution/Net Operating Income=                     4.00

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