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Multiple-Product Break-Even and Target Profit Vandenberg, Inc., produces and sel

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Multiple-Product Break-Even and Target Profit

Vandenberg, Inc., produces and sells two products: a ceiling fan and a table fan. Vandenberg plans to sell 20,000 ceiling fans and 50,000 table fans in the coming year. Product price and cost information includes:

Ceiling Fan Table Fan

Price: $68 $10

Unit variable cost: $11 $7

Direct fixed cost: $22,200 $41,000

Common fixed selling and administrative expenses total $70,000.

Required:

1. What is the sales mix estimated for next year (calculated to the lowest whole number for each product)? Sales mix of ceiling fans to table fans =

2. Using the sales mix from Requirement 1, form a package of ceiling fans and table fans. How many ceiling fans and table fans are sold at break-even? Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole number.

Break-even ceiling fans:

Break-even table fans:

3. Prepare a contribution-margin-based income statement for Vandenberg, Inc., based on the unit sales calculated in Requirement 2. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Enter any negative product margin and losses with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest dollar.

4. What if Vandenberg, Inc., wanted to earn operating income equal to $14,400? Calculate the number of ceiling fans and table fans that must be sold to earn this level of operating income. (Hint: Remember to form a package of ceiling fans and table fans based on the sales mix and to first calculate the number of packages to earn an operating income of $14,400.) Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to nearest number. Break-even ceiling fans Break-even table fans

Explanation / Answer

a) Estimated sales mix for the next year No.of Celling Fans estimated to be sold next year = 20,000 No.of Table Fans estimated to be sold next year = 50,000 Estimated sales mix i.e, Ceiling Fans to Table Fans = 20,000 : 50,000 = 2 : 5 b) Break even sales Break even point units =                                Total Fixed expenses                   Weighted Avg Selling price - Weighted average Variable expenses * Weighted average selling price = ($ 68 x 2/7) +($ 10 x 5/7) = $          27 * Weighted average variable expenses = ($ 11 x 2/7) +($ 7x 5/7) = $            8 Total Fixed Expenses = $22,000 + $41,000 + $70,000 = $ 133,000 Break even point units = $133,000 / ($ 27 - $ 8) = 7000 Units Break even units of Ceiling Fans = 7,000 * 2/7 = 2,000 units Break even units of Table Fans = 7,000 * 5/ 7 = 5,000 units c) contribution-margin-based income statement for Vandenberg, Inc Particulars Ceiling Fans Table Fans Total Estimated Sales (Units)            2,000            5,000             7,000 Selling price per unit $        68.00 $        10.00 Variable cost per unit $      (11.00) $        (7.00) Contribution per unit $        57.00 $          3.00 Total Contribution $    114,000 $      15,000 $     129,000 (No.of units x cont per unit) Direct cost $    (22,200) $    (41,000) $      (63,200) $       65,800 Common fixed and selling expenses $      (70,000) Net Income $   (4,200.00) d) Vandenberg, Inc., wanted to earn operating income equal to $14,400 Particulars Amount Desired net Income $      14,400 Add: Commom selling expenses $      70,000 $      84,400 Direct Fixed cost $      63,200 ($22,200 +$ 41,000) Desired contribution $    147,600 Contribution distribution Ceiling Fans ($ 147,600 x 2/ 7) =          42,171 Table Fans ($ 147,600 x 5/ 7) =        105,429 Contrinution per unit Ceiling Fan $        57.00 Table Fan $          3.00 No.of units to be sold (Contribution required / contribution per unit) Ceiling Fan               740 Table Fan          35,143