Chapter 20: Q19RQ (page 1119)
On the CVP graph, where is the breakeven point shown? Why?
Answer
On the CVP graph, the breakeven point is the point where the line of sales revenue and total costs intersects.
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Question: Use the following information to complete Short Exercises S20-10 through S20-15.
Funday Park competes with Cool World by providing a variety of rides. Funday Park sells tickets at \(70 per person as a one-day entrance fee. Variable costs are \)42 per person, and fixed costs are \(170,800 per month.
Using the Funday Park information presented, do the following tasks.
Requirements
1. Suppose Funday Park cuts its ticket price from \)70 to \(56 to increase the number of tickets sold. Compute the new breakeven point in tickets and in sales dollars.
2. Ignore the information in Requirement 1. Instead, assume that Funday Park increases the variable cost from \)42 to $56 per ticket. Compute the new breakeven point in tickets and in sales dollars.
Determining cost behavior
Identify each cost below as variable (V), fixed (F), or mixed (M), relative to units sold. Explain your reason.
Units Sold 25 50 75 100
a. Total phone cost \( 150 \) 200 \( 250 \) 300
b. Materials cost per unit 35 35 35 35
c. Manager’s salary 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
d. Depreciation cost per unit 60 30 20 15
e. Total utility cost 400 650 900 1,150
f. Total cost of goods sold 3,125 6,250 9,375 12,500
Question: This problem continues the Piedmont Computer Company situation from Chapter 19. Piedmont Computer Company manufactures personal computers and tablets. Based on the latest information from the cost accountant, using the current sales mix, the weighted-average sales price per unit is \(750 and the weighed-average variable cost per unit is \)450. The company does not expect the sales mix to vary for the next year. Average fixed costs per month are \(156,000.
Requirements
1. What is the number of units that must be sold each month to reach the breakeven point?
2. If the company currently sells 945 units per month, what is the margin of safety in units and dollars?
3. If Piedmont Computer Company desires to make a profit of \)15,000 per month, how many units must be sold?
4. Piedmont Computer Company thinks it can restructure some costs so that fixed costs will be reduced to \(90,000 per month, but the weighted-average variable cost per unit will increase to \)525 per unit. What is the new breakeven point in units? Does this increase or decrease the margin of safety? Why or why not?
Use the following information to complete Short Exercises S20-10 through S20-15.
Funday Park competes with Cool World by providing a variety of rides. Funday Park sells tickets at \(70 per person as a one-day entrance fee. Variable costs are \)42 per person, and fixed costs are $170,800 per month.
S20-15 Computing degree of operating leverage
Refer to the original information (ignoring the changes considered in Short Exercises S20-12 and S20-13). If Funday Park expects to sell 8,100 tickets, compute the degree of operating leverage (round to two decimal places). Estimate the operating income if sales increase by 15%.
What is cost stickiness? Why do managers need to be aware of cost stickiness?
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