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1. A product sells for $150 per unit, and its variable costs per unit are $80. T

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Question

1. A product sells for $150 per unit, and its variable costs per unit are $80. The fixed costs are $369,000. If the firm wants to earn $30,000 pretax income, how many units must be sold?

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Willco Inc. manufactures electronic parts. They are analyzing their monthly maintenance costs to determine the best way to budget these costs in the future. They have collected the following data for the last six months.



Using the high-low method and the Willco data, calculate the variable maintenance cost per machine hour (round to three decimal places).

Month Machine Hours Maintenance Costs   January 52,500 $107,000   February 70,000 129,500   March 65,000 113,400   April 65,000 120,000   May 73,800 129,000   June 61,250 106,000

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1. Targeted Sales in Unit = (Fixed Cost + Target profit) / Contribution Per Unit Fixed Cost = 369000 Target Income = 30000 Contribution per Unit = $150 (SP per Unit) - $80 (Variable Cost) = $70 per unit Targeted Sales in Unit = (369000 + 30000) / 70 = 5700 Units Answer 2. Month Mach Hrs Maint. Costs Jan               52,500                    107,000 Low May               73,800                    129,000 High Using the High Low Method, Variable Cost per Unit = (129000 - 107000) (Change in Cost) / (73800 - 52500) (Change in Mach Hrs) Variable Cost per Unit = $1.033 per Unit (Approx)