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Exercise 19-6 x Your answer is incorrect. Try again Yard Tools manufactures lawn

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Question

Exercise 19-6 x Your answer is incorrect. Try again Yard Tools manufactures lawnmowers, weed-trimmers, and chainsaws. Its sales mix and unit contribution margin are as follows Unit Contribution Margin Lawnmowers Weed-trimmers Chainsaws Sales Mix 20 % 50 % 30 % $32 $23 $37 Yard Tools has fixed costs of $4,205,000 Compute the number of units of each product that Yard Tools must sell in order to break even under this product mix. (Use Weighted- Average Contribution Margin Ratio rounded to 2 decimal places e.g. 0.25 and round final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g 2,510.) Lawnmowers units Weed-trimmers units Chainsaws units LINK TO TEXT

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

This problem is related to Break Even under Sales Mix situation where more than one products are sold.

Sales mix ratio is given for each product.

Calculation of Weighted Average Contribution Margin for company

Lawnmowers

Weed trimmers

Chainsaws

Total

Unit Contribution Margin

$32

$23

$37

x Sales Mix Ratio

20.00%

50.00%

30.00%

Weighted Avg Contribution Margin

(Sales mix ration x contribution margin)

$6.40

$11.50

$11.10

$29.00

Break Even Point (in units as a company whole) = Total Fixed Cost / Weighted Avg Contribution Margin

= $4,205,000 / $29

= 145,000 Units

Calculation of Break Even Point under sales mix

Lawnmowers

Weed trimmers

Chainsaws

Break Even Point (in units as a whole for company)

145000

145000

145000

x Sales Mix Ratio

20.00%

50.00%

30.00%

Break Even Point for Salex Mix (for each product)

29000

72500

43500

Break Even Point

Lawnmowers = 29,000 Units

Weed-trimmers = 72,500 Units

Chainsaws = 43,500 Units

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Lawnmowers

Weed trimmers

Chainsaws

Total

Unit Contribution Margin

$32

$23

$37

x Sales Mix Ratio

20.00%

50.00%

30.00%

Weighted Avg Contribution Margin

(Sales mix ration x contribution margin)

$6.40

$11.50

$11.10

$29.00