Chapter 2: 1DQ (page 143)
Discuss the various uses for break-even analysis.
Break-even analysis helps in determining the selling price for achieiving the desired gain, fixing the sales volume to cover the return on capital employed and also helps in forecasting the cost or profits required to be achieved in the project.
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A firm has net income before interest and taxes of \(193,000 and interest expense of \)28,100.
b. If the firm’s lease payments are $48,500, what is the fixed charge coverage?
Jerry Rice and Grain Stores has \(4,780,000 in yearly sales. The firm earns 4.5 percent on each dollar of sales and turns over its assets 2.7 times per year. It has \)123,000 in current liabilities and $349,000 in long-term liabilities.
a. What is its return on stockholders’ equity?
The Haines Corp. shows the following financial data for 20X1 and 20X2:
20X1 | 20X2 | |
Sales | \(3,230,000 | \)3,370,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 2,130,000 | 2,850,000 |
Gross profits | \(1,100,000 | \)520,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses | 298,000 | 227,000 |
Operating profits | \(802,000 | \)293,000 |
Interest expense | 47,200 | 51,600 |
Income before taxes | \(754,800 | \)241,400 |
Taxes (35%) | 264,180 | 84,490 |
Income after tax | \(490,620 | \)156,910 |
For each year, compute the following and indicate whether it is increasing or
decreasing profitability in 20X2 as indicated by the ratio:
c. Interest expenses to sales
Easter Egg and Poultry Company has \(2,000,000 in assets and \)1,400,000 of debt. It reports net income of $200,000.
c. If the firm has an asset turnover ratio of 2.5 times, what is the profit margin
(return on sales)?
Using the income statement for Times Mirror and Glass Co., compute the following ratios:
b. The fixed charge coverage.
Times mirror and glass company | |
Sales | \(126,000 |
Less: Cost of goods sold | 93,000 |
Gross profit | \)33,000 |
Less: selling and administrative expenses | 11,000 |
Lease Expenses | 4,000 |
Operating profit* | \(18,000 |
Less: Interest expenses | 3,000 |
Earning before taxes | \)15,000 |
Less: Taxes (30%) | 4,500 |
Earning after taxes | $10,500 |
*equal income before interest and taxes
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