Exam 5: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Break-Even

Last year a printing company had total sales of $37 500. The total of its variable costs was $ 15 000, and fixed costs Capacity is at sales maximum of $50 000. a)Calculate the break-even point in (i)dollars of sales (ii)as a percent of capacity b)Draw a detailed break-even chart

Priest and Sons, a local manufacturer of a product that sells for $13.50 per unit. Variable cost per unit is $7.85 and fixed cost per period is $1 220. Capacity per period is 1100 units. Perform a break-even analysis showing a)an algebraic statement of (i)the revenue function; (ii)the cost function; (iii)calculate the break-even point in units. b)a detailed break-even chart.

Caroline needs to put some money in her pocket this winter, so she plans on removing snow from driveways. She will need to pay $560 for a snow-blower to make her job easier. A variable cost of $3 per job for supplies would also be required. She estimates that she could clean 40 driveways a month. What price should she charge the customers for the service in order to make a profit of $1200?

The Excellent DVD Company sells DVDs for $62 each. Manufacturing cost is $22.70 per DVD; marketing costs are $7.75 per DVD; and royalty payments are 15% of the selling price. The fixed cost of preparing the DVDs is $227 300. Capacity is 20 000 DVDs. a)Draw a detailed break-even chart. b)Compute the break-even point (i)in units; (ii)in dollars; (iii)as a percent of capacity. c)Determine the break-even point in units if fixed costs are increased by $3300 while manufacturing cost is reduced $1.65 per DVD. d)Determine the break-even point in units if the selling price is increased by 10% while fixed costs are increased by $2900.

Darby is running a flower stand, and is selling a single bouquet for $31.50. Her contribution margin is $24.57 per bouquet and the breakeven sales in dollars for Darby's flower stand are $700 per day. How much can she pay per day in fixed costs to run the stand?

A company that makes customized pens has calculated their revenue and costs as follows for the most recent fiscal period: What are the company's fixed costs per fiscal period?

Sala pipe fittings produce pipe elbows and reducers from stainless steel. The company can process up to 20 000 tonnes of stainless steel sheets in a year. The company pays the steel company $800 per tonne of stainless steel sheets and each tonne is used to manufacture $2000 worth of elbows and reducers. Variable processing costs are $470 per tonne and fixed processing costs $3.4 million per year at all production levels. Administrative overhead is $3 million per year regardless of the volume of the production. Marketing and transportation costs work out to be $230 per tonne. Determine the break-even volume in terms of percent capacity utilization.

Barb has a hot-dog stand near the ferry terminal for Centre Island. She pays $500 per month as rent and $3000 per month in wages for the hired help. Variable costs per hot dog come out to be $1.30 and she sells each hotdog for $3.00. In summer months, she is able to sell 4500 hotdogs in a month. To increase her sales, she added a free soda can which increased her variable costs by 20 cents. However, it increased her monthly sales to 5000 units. What is the change in her monthly net income due to these recent changes.

Given the following chart, calculate the cost function. Interpret the function to calculate variable costs and fixed costs:

A company has variable costs that are 3/8 the value of their sales revenues. Total net income for the most recent period was a profit of $123 400 and sales were $400 000. The company has started a new marketing campaign that they hope will increase sales, but it will require additional advertising of $11 200. How many sales dollars does the company have to generate in order to remain at the same level of profitability as before the new ad campaign?

Last year, Terrific Copying had total revenue of $475 000, while operating at 60% of capacity. The total of its variable cost is $150 000. Fixed costs were $180 000. What is the expected revenue this year at full capacity?

Sala pipe fittings produce pipe elbows and reducers from stainless steel. The company can process up to 20 000 tonnes of stainless steel sheets in a year. The company pays the steel company $800 per tonne of stainless steel sheets and each tonne is used to manufacture $2000 worth of elbows and reducers. Variable processing costs are $470 per tonne and fixed processing costs $3.4 million per year at all production levels. Administrative overhead is $3 million per year regardless of the volume of the production. Marketing and transportation costs work out to be $230 per tonne. In order to attain a net income of $2.4 million how many tonnes of steel must be processed this year?

Citizen sells a watch for $35 at a fixed cost of $1 million per annum. Recent recession has seen jump in material cost to $20. What is the new break-even volume of watches per year?

Calculate the contribution margin, if the variable cost per unit to produce a microwave is $39 and a contribution rate is 45%.

Victor plans to set up an online business selling software applications that he develops and supports. He believes that a price of $130 for his product including the technical support would be competitive. His monthly fixed expenses amount to $850. Victor would hire some college students to provide the technical support of the application paying them for 3 hours at $15 per hour for each client. a)How many clients does Victor need to acquire to break even? b)If he wants to achieve a target profit of $500 monthly, how many clients does he need?

A company has variable costs that are 1/8 the value of their sales revenues. Total net income for the most recent period was a profit of $50 400 and sales were $500 000. The company has started a new marketing campaign that they hope will increase sales, but it will require additional advertising of $15 000. How many sales dollars does the company have to generate in order to remain at the same level of profitability as before the new ad campaign?

An electrician charges a flat fee of $90 for a home service call. In addition he charges $25 for every 20 minutes as labour cost. Draw a graph to show the total charge against the time in hours. Calculate the slope of the line.

Elaine's business budget included sales of $350 000 and fixed costs of $52 600. If the total contribution margin for the business was $125 000, what are the sales needed to break even?

A local restaurant has the best meals in town. The average variable cost per meal is $22.74 and the desserts are $5.24. Only half of the patrons order desserts. The restaurant has fixed operating costs of $112 714 per month. They sell the meals and desserts for four times their average variable cost per meal. They company wants to make a monthly profit of $75 000. How many meals must they sell?

Barb has a hot-dog stand near the ferry terminal for Centre Island. She pays $500 per month as rent and $3000 per month in wages for the hired help. Variable costs per hot dog come out to be $1.30 and she sells each hotdog for $3.00. In summer months, she is able to sell 4500 hotdogs in a month. Recently, another hot dog vendor opened his stand across the street. To attract and retain her customers, she added a free soda can which increased her variable costs by 20 cents. To make things worse, the rent was also increased by 15%. What is the change in her monthly net income due to these recent changes. Assume that the monthly sale figures remain at 4500 units.