Cost Accounting (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133428702
ISBN 13: 978-0-13342-870-4

Chapter 3 - Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis - Assignment Material - Problems - Page 101: 3-41(3)

Answer

Breakeven Point (in units) = $21,466.67 \div $15 ≈ 1,431.11

Work Step by Step

Employee Compensation per Sale = 15% $\times$ Selling Price = 0.15 * 20 = 3 Total Fixed Costs = Rent + Manager's Cost Total Fixed Costs = $800 + (40,000 \times 0.5) + (40,000 \times 0.2\div12) = 21,466.67$ Contribution Margin per Unit = Selling Price - Variable Cost per Unit (Wholesale Cost) Contribution Margin per Unit = 20 - 5 = 15 Breakeven Point (in units) = Total Fixed Costs $\div$ Contribution Margin per Unit
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