CHAPTER 3

COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS

3-1 Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis examines the behavior of total revenues, total costs, and
operating income as changes occur in the output level, selling price, variable costs per unit, or fixed
costs.

3-2 The assumptions underlying the CVP analysis outlined in Chapter 3 are:

1. Changes in the level of revenues and costs arise only because of changes in the number of
product (or service) units produced and sold.
2. Total costs can be divided into a fixed component and a component that is variable with
respect to the level of output.
3. When graphed, the behavior of total revenues and total costs is linear (straight-line) in
relation to output units within the relevant range.
4. The unit selling price, unit variable costs, and fixed costs are known and constant.
5. The analysis either covers a single product or assumes that the sales mix, when multiple
products are sold, will remain constant as the level of total units sold changes.
6. All revenues and costs can be added and compared without taking into account the time value
of money.

3-3 Operating income is total revenues from operations for the accounting period minus total
costs from operations (excluding income taxes):

Operating income = Total revenues Total costs

Net income is operating income plus nonoperating revenues (such as interest revenue) minus
nonoperating costs (such as interest cost) minus income taxes. Chapter 3 assumes nonoperating
revenues and nonoperating costs are zero. Thus, Chapter 3 computes net income as:

Net income = Operating income Income taxes

3-4 Contribution margin is computed as the difference between total revenues and total variable
costs. Contribution margin per unit is the difference between selling price and variable cost per
unit. Contribution-margin percentage is the contribution margin per unit divided by selling price.

3-5 Three methods to calculate the breakeven point are the equation method, the contribution
margin method, and the graph method.

3-6 Breakeven analysis denotes the study of the breakeven point, which is often only an
incidental part of the relationship between cost, volume, and profit. Cost-volume-profit
relationship is a more comprehensive term than breakeven analysis.

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3-7 CVP certainly is simple, with its assumption of output as the only revenue and cost driver,
and linear revenue and cost relationships. Whether these assumptions make it simplistic depends on
the decision context. In some cases, these assumptions may be sufficiently accurate for CVP to
provide useful insights. The examples in Chapter 3 (the software package context in the text and
the travel agency example in the Problem for Self-Study) illustrate how CVP can provide such
insights. In more complex cases, the basic ideas of simple CVP analysis can be expanded.

3-8 An increase in the income tax rate does not affect the breakeven point. Operating income at
the breakeven point is zero, and thus no income taxes will be paid at this point.

3-9 Sensitivity analysis is a "what-if" technique that examines how a result will change if the
original predicted data are not achieved or if an underlying assumption changes. The advent of
spreadsheet software has greatly increased the ability to explore the effect of alternative
assumptions at minimal cost. CVP is one of the most widely used software applications in the
management accounting area.

3-10 Examples include:

Manufacturingsubstituting a robotic machine for hourly wage workers.
Marketingchanging a sales force compensation plan from a percent of sales dollars to a
fixed salary.
Customer servicehiring a subcontractor to do customer repair visits on an annual retainer
basis rather than a per-visit basis.

3-11 Examples include:

Manufacturingsubcontracting a component to a supplier on a per-unit basis to avoid
purchasing a machine with a high fixed depreciation cost.
Marketingchanging a sales compensation plan from a fixed salary to percent of sales
dollars basis.
Customer servicehiring a subcontractor to do customer service on a per-visit basis rather
than an annual retainer basis.

3-12 Operating leverage describes the effects that fixed costs have on changes in operating
income as changes occur in units sold and hence in contribution margin. Knowing the degree of
operating leverage at a given level of sales helps managers calculate the effect of fluctuations in
sales on operating incomes.

3-13 CVP analysis is always conducted for a specified time horizon. One extreme is a very
short-time horizon. For example, some vacation cruises offer deep price discounts for people who
offer to take any cruise on a day's notice. One day prior to a cruise, most costs are fixed. The
other extreme is several years. Here, a much higher percentage of total costs typically is variable.

CVP itself is not made any less relevant when the time horizon lengthens. What happens is
that many items classified as fixed in the short run may become variable costs with a longer time
horizon.

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3-14 A company with multiple products can compute a breakeven point by assuming there is a
constant mix of products at different levels of total revenue.

3-15 Yes, gross margin calculations emphasize the distinction between manufacturing and
nonmanufacturing costs (gross margins are calculated after subtracting fixed manufacturing costs).
Contribution margin calculations emphasize the distinction between fixed and variable costs.
Hence, contribution margin is a more useful concept than gross margin in CVP analysis.

3-16 (10 min.) CVP computations.

Variable Fixed Total Operating Contribution Contribution

Revenues Costs Costs Costs Income Margin Margin %

a. $2,000 $ 500 $300 $ 800 $1,200 $1,500 75.0%

b. 2,000 1,500 300 1,800 200 500 25.0%
c. 1,000 700 300 1,000 0 300 30.0%
d. 1,500 900 300 1,200 300 600 40.0%

3-17 (1020 min.) CVP computations.

a. TCM = Q (USP UVC)

= 70,000 ($30 $20)
= $700,000
TFC = TCM OI
= $700,000 ( $15,000) = $715,000

b. TCM = Q (USP UVC)

$900,000 = 180,000 ($25 UVC)
UVC = $20

OI = TCM TFC
= $900,000 $800,000 = $100,000

c. TCM = Q (USP UVC)

$300,000 = 150,000 (USP $10)
USP = $12

OI = TCM TFC
= $300,000 $220,000 = $80,000

d. Q = TCM (USP UVC)

= $120,000 ($20 $14)
= 20,000

TFC = TCM OI
= $120,000 $12,000 = $108,000

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3-18 (1520 min.) CVP analysis, changing revenues and costs.

1. USP = 8% $1,000 = $80

UVC = $35 ($17 + $18)
UCM = $45
FC = $22,000 a month

FC $22,000
a. Q = =
UCM $45
= 489 tickets (rounded up)

FC + TOI $22,000 + $10,000

b. Q = =
UCM $45
$32,000
=
$45
= 712 tickets (rounded up)

2. USP = $80
UVC = $29 ($17 + $12)
UCM = $51
FC = $22,000 a month

FC $22,000
a. Q = =
UCM $51
= 432 tickets (rounded up)

FC + TOI $22,000 + $10,000

b. Q = =
UCM $51
$32,000
=
$51
= 628 tickets (rounded up)

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3-19 (20 min.) CVP, changing revenues and costs. (Continuation of 3-18)

1. Sunshine charges $1,000 per round-trip ticket. Hence, each ticket will yield only a $48
commission.
USP = $48
UVC = $29 ($17 + $12)
UCM = $19
FC = $22,000

FC $22,000
a. Q = =
UCM $19
= 1,158 tickets (rounded up)

FC + TOI $22,000 + $10,000

b. Q = =
UCM $19
$32,000
=
$19
= 1,685 tickets (rounded up)

The reduced commission sizably increases the breakeven point and the number of tickets required
to yield a target operating income of $10,000:

8%
Old Commission Upper Limit on
(3-18 Requirement 2) Commission of $48
Breakeven point 432 1,158
Attain OI of $10,000 628 1,685

2. The $5 delivery fee can be treated as either an extra source of revenue (as done below) or as
a cost offset. Either approach increases UCM by $5:

USP = $53 ($48 + $5)

UVC = $29 ($17 + $12)
UCM = $24
FC = $22,000

FC $22,000
a. Q = =
UCM $24
= 917 tickets (rounded up)

FC + TOI $22,000 + $10,000

b. Q = =
UCM $24

= 1,334 tickets (rounded up)

The $5 delivery fee results in a higher contribution margin which reduces both the breakeven point
and the tickets sold to attain operating income of $10,000.

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3-20 (20 min.) CVP exercises.

Budgeted
Variable Contribution Fixed Operating
Revenues Costs Margin Costs Income
Orig. $10,000,000G $8,200,000G $1,800,000 $1,700,000G $100,000
1. 10,000,000 8,020,000 1,980,000 1,700,000 280,000
2. 10,000,000 8,380,000 1,620,000 1,700,000 (80,000)
3. 10,000,000 8,200,000 1,800,000 1,785,000 15,000
4. 10,000,000 8,200,000 1,800,000 1,615,000 185,000
5. 10,800,000 8,856,000 1,944,000 1,700,000 244,000
6. 9,200,000 7,544,000 1,656,000 1,700,000 (44,000)
7. 11,000,000 9,020,000 1,980,000 1,870,000 110,000
8. 10,000,000 7,790,000 2,210,000 1,785,000 425,000

Gstands for given.

3-21 (20 min.) CVP exercises.

1. a. 5,000,000 ($0.50 $0.30) $900,000 = $ 100,000

b. $0.50 $0.30
$900,000 = $2,250,000
$0.50

2. 5,000,000 ($0.50 $0.34) $900,000 = $ (100,000)

3. [5,000,000 (1.1) ($0.50 $0.30)] [$900,000 (1.1)] = $ 110,000

4. [5,000,000 (1.4) ($0.40 $0.27)] [$900,000 (0.8)] = $ 190,000

5. $900,000( 1.1) ($0.50 $0.30) = 4,950,000 units

6. ($900,000 + $20,000) ($0.55 $0.30) = 3,680,000 units

3-22 (1015 min.) CVP analysis, income taxes.

1. Operating income = Net income (1 tax rate)
= $84,000 (1 0.40) = $140,000

2. Contribution margin Fixed costs = Operating income

Contribution margin $300,000 = $140,000
Contribution margin = $440,000

3. Revenues 0.80 Revenues = Contribution margin

0.20 Revenues = $440,000
Revenues = $2,200,000

4. Breakeven point = Fixed costs Contribution margin percentage

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 Breakeven point = $300,000 0.20 = $1,500,000
3-23 (2025 min.) CVP analysis, income taxes.

1. Variable cost percentage is $3.20 $8.00 = 40%

Let R = Revenues needed to obtain target net income

$105000
R 0.40R $450,000 =
1 0.30

0.60R = $450,000 + $150,000

R = $600,000 0.60
R = $1,000,000

Proof: Revenues $1,000,000

Variable costs (at 40%) 400,000
Contribution margin 600,000
Fixed costs 450,000
Operating income 150,000
Income taxes (at 30%) 45,000
Net income $ 105,000

2. a. Sales checks to earn net income of $105,000:

$1,000,000 $8 = 125,000 sales checks

b. Sales checks to break even:

Contribution margin = $8.00 $3.20 = $4.80

$450,000 $4.80 = 93,750 sales checks

3. Using the shortcut approach:

Unit
Change in
Change in net income = units contribution (1 Tax rate)


margin

= (150,000 125,000) $4.80 (1 .30)

= $120,000 0.7 = $84,000
New net income = $84,000 + $105,000 = $189,000

Proof: Revenues, 150,000 $8.00 $1,200,000

Variable costs at 40% 480,000
Contribution margin 720,000
Fixed costs 450,000
Operating income 270,000
Income tax at 30% 81,000
Net income $ 189,000

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3-24 (10 min.) CVP analysis, margin of safety.

Fixed costs
1. Breakeven point revenues =
Contribution margin percentage
$400,000
Contribution margin percentage = = 0.40
$1,000,000
Selling price Variable cost per unit
2. Contribution margin percentage =
Selling price
USP $12
0.40 =
USP
0.40 USP = USP $12
0.60 USP = $12
USP = $20
3. Revenues, 80,000 units $20 $1,600,000
Breakeven revenues 1,000,000
Margin of safety $ 600,000

3-25 (25 min.) Operating leverage.

1. Let Q denote the quantity of carpets sold

a. Breakeven point under Option 1

$500Q $350Q = $5,000
$150Q = $5,000
Q = $5,000 $150 = 34 carpets (rounded)
b. Breakeven point under option 2
$500Q $350Q (0.10 $500Q) = 0
100Q = 0
Q = 0

2. Operating income under Option 1 = $150Q $5,000

Operating income under Option 2 = $100Q

Find Q such that $150Q $5,000 = $100Q

$50Q = $5,000
Q = $5,000 $50 = 100 carpets
For Q = 100 carpets, operating income under both Option 1 and Option 2 = $10,000

3a. For Q > 100, say, 101 carpets,

Option 1 gives operating income = $150 101 $5,000 = $10,150
Option 2 gives operating income = $100 101 = $10,100
So Color Rugs will prefer Option 1.
3b. For Q < 100, say, 99 carpets,
Option 1 gives operating income = $150 99 $5,000 = $9,850
Option 2 gives operating income = $100 99 = $9,900
So Color Rugs will prefer Option 2.
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3-25 (Contd.)

Contributi on margin
4. Degree of operating leverage =
Operating income

$150 100
Under option 1, Degree of operating leverage = = 1.5
$10,000

$100 100
Under option 2, Degree of operating leverage = = 1.0
$10,000

5. The calculations in requirement 4 indicate that when sales are 100 units, a percentage change
in sales and contribution margin will result in 1.5 times that percentage change in operating income
for option 1, but the same percentage change in operating income for option 2. The degree of
operating leverage at a given level of sales helps managers calculate the effect of fluctuations in
sales on operating incomes.

3-26 (30 min.) CVP analysis, sensitivity analysis.

1. USP = $30.00 (1 0.30 margin to bookstore)

= $30.00 0.70 = $21.00

UVC = $ 4.00 variable production and marketing cost

3.15 variable author royalty cost (0.15 $30.00 0.70)
$ 7.15

UCM = $21.00 $7.15 = $13.85

FC = $ 500,000 fixed production and marketing cost

3,000,000 up-front payment to Washington
$3,500,000

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3-26 (Contd.)

Exhibit 3-26A shows the PV graph.

EXHIBIT 3-26A

PV Graph for Media Publishers

$4,000 FC = $3,500,000
UCM = $13.85 per book sold

3,000
Operating income (000s)

2,000

1,000

0 Units sold
100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000

-1,000 252,708; $0

-2,000

-3,000
(0; $3.5 million)

-4,000

Breakeven FC
2. a. =
number of units UCM
$3,500,000
=
$13.85
= 252,708 copies sold (rounded up)

FC + OI
b. Target OI =
UCM
$3,500,000 + $2,000,000
=
$13.85
$5,500,000
=
$13.85
= 397,112 copies sold (rounded up)

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3-26 (Contd.)

3. a. Decreasing the normal bookstore margin to 20% of the listed bookstore price of $30
has the following effects:

USP = $30.00 (1 0.20)

= $30.00 0.80 = $24.00

UVC = $ 4.00 variable production and marketing cost

+ 3.60 variable author royalty cost (0.15 $30.00 0.80)
$ 7.60

UCM = $24.00 $7.60 = $16.40

Breakeven FC
number of units =
UCM

$3,500,000
=
$16.40

= 213,415 copies sold (rounded)

The breakeven point decreases from 252,708 copies in requirement 2 to 213,415 copies.

b. Increasing the listed bookstore price to $40 while keeping the bookstore margin at 30%
has the following effects:

USP = $40.00 (1 0.30)

= $40.00 0.70 = $28.00

UVC = $ 4.00 variable production and marketing cost

+ 4.20 variable author royalty cost (0.15 $40.00 0.70)
$ 8.20

UCM = $28.00 $8.20 = $19.80

Breakeven $3,500,000
=
number of units $19.80

= 176,768 copies sold (rounded)

The breakeven point decreases from 252,708 copies in requirement 2 to 176,768 copies.

c. The answer to requirements 3a and 3b decreases the breakeven point relative to

requirement 2 because in each case fixed costs remain the same at $3,500,000 while contribution
margin per unit increases.

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3-27 (10 min.) CVP analysis, international cost structure differences.

1. Variable
Variable Mark/Dist Unit Contrib.
Annual Fixed Manuf. Costs Costs per Margin Breakeven
Costs Selling Price per Sweater Sweater (5)= Point in Units
(1) (2) (3) (4) (2) (3) (4) (6) = (1) (5)
Singapore $ 6,500,000 $32 $ 8.00 $11.00 $13 500,000
Thailand 4,500,000 32 5.50 11.50 15 300,000
U.S. 12,000,000 32 13.00 9.00 10 1,200,000

(a) (b)
Breakeven point Breakeven point
in units sold in revenues
(Col. (a) $32
Singapore 500,000 $16,000,000
Thailand 300,000 9,600,000
U.S. 1,200,000 38,400,000

2. Revenues Variable Fixed Operating

$32 800,000 Costs Costs Income
Singapore $25,600,000 $15,200,0001 $6,500,000 $3,900,000
Thailand 25,600,000 13,600,0002 4,500,000 7,500,000
U.S. 25,600,000 17,600,0003 12,000,000 4,000,000
1
($8 + $11) 800,000 2
($5.50 + $11.50) 800,000 3
($13 + $9) 800,000

Thailand has the lowest breakeven pointit has both the lowest fixed costs ($4,500,000) and the
lowest variable cost per unit ($17.00). Hence, for a given selling price, Thailand will always have a
higher operating income (or a lower operating loss) than Singapore or the U.S.

The U.S. breakeven point is 1,200,000 units. Hence, with sales of 800,000 units, it has an
operating loss of $4,000,000.

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3-28 (30 min.) Sales mix, new and upgrade customers.

1. New Customers Upgrade Customers

USP $210 $120
UVC 90 40
UCM 120 80

Let S = Number of upgrade customers

1.5S = Number of new customers
Revenues Variable costs Fixed costs = Operating income
[$210 (1.5S) + $120S] [$90 (1.5S) + $40S] $14,000,000 = OI
$435S $175S $14,000,000 = OI
Breakeven point is 134,616 units when OI = 0
$260S = $14,000,000
S = 53,846
1.5S = 80,770
134,616

Check
Revenues ($210 80,770; $120 53,846) $23,423,220
Variable costs ($90 80,770; $40 53,846) 9,423,140
Contribution margin 14,000,080
Fixed costs 14,000,000
Operating income (subject to rounding) $ 0

2. When 200,000 units are sold, mix is:

New customers (60% 200,000) 120,000

Upgrade customers (40% 200,000) 80,000

Revenues ($210 120,000; $120 80,000) $34,800,000

Variable costs ($90 120,000; $40 80,000) 14,000,000
Contribution margin 20,800,000
Fixed costs 14,000,000
Operating income $ 6,800,000

3a. Let S = Number of upgrade customers

then S = Number of new customers

[$210S + $120S] [$90S + $40S] $14,000,000 = OI

330S 130S = $14,000,000
200S = $14,000,000
S = 70,000
S = 70,000
140,000 units

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3-28 (Contd.)

Check
Revenues ($210 70,000; $120 70,000) $23,100,000
Variable costs ($90 70,000; $40 70,000) 9,100,000
Contribution margin 14,000,000
Fixed costs 14,000,000
Operating income $ 0

3b. Let S = Number of upgrade customers

then 9S = Number of new customers
[$210 (9S ) + $120S] [$90 (9S ) + $40S] $14,000,000 = OI
2,010S 850S = $14,000,000
1,160S = $14,000,000
S = 12,069
9S = 108,621
120,690 units

Check
Revenues ($210 108,621; $120 12,069) $24,258,690
Variable costs ($90 108,621; $40 12,069) 10,258,650
Contribution margin 14,000,040
Fixed costs 4,000,000
Operating income (subject to rounding) $ 0

3c. As Zapo increases its percentage of new customers, which have a higher contribution margin
per unit than upgrade customers, the number of units required to break even decreases:

New Customers Upgrade Customers Breakeven Point

Requirement 3(a) 50% 50% 140,000
Requirement 1 60 40 134,616
Requirement 3(b) 90 10 120,690

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3-29 (20 min.) Athletic scholarships, CVP analysis.

1. Let the number of athletic scholarships be denoted by Q

Then, $1,000,000 + $20,000Q = $5,000,000
$20,000Q = $5,000,000 $1,000,000
$20,000Q = $4,000,000
Q = $4,000,000
Q = $4,000,000 $20,000 = 200 scholarships

2. Total budget for next year = $5,000,000 (1 0.20) = $5,000,000 0.80 =

$4,000,000
Then, $1,000,000 + $20,000Q = $4,000,000
$20,000Q = $4,000,000 $1,000,000 = $3,000,000
Q = $3,000,000 $20,000 = 150 scholarships

3. Let the scholarship award per student per year be $V

Then, $1,000,000 + 200V = $4,000,000
200V = $4,000,000 $1,000,000 = $3,000,000
V = $3,000,000 200 = $15,000

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3-30 (20 min.) Gross margin and contribution margin.

1a. Cost of Goods Sold $1,600,000

Fixed Manufacturing Costs 500,000
Variable Manufacturing Costs $1,100,000

Variable manufacturing costs per unit = $1,100,000 200,000 = $5.50 per unit

1b. Total marketing and distribution costs $1,150,000

Variable marketing and distribution (200,000 $4) 800,000
Fixed marketing and distribution costs $ 350,000

2. Selling price = $2,600,000 200,000 units = $13 per unit

Variable Variable marketing
Contributi on margin Selling
= manufactur ing and distributi on
per unit price costs per unit
costs per unit
= $13 $5.50 $4.00 = $3.50

Fixed marketing
Operating income = Sales
Contributi on margin Fixed manufactur ing
and distributi on
per unit quantity costs costs
= ($3.50 230,000) $500,000 $350,000
= $45,000

Foreman has confused gross margin with contribution margin. He has interpreted gross
margin as if it was all variable, and interpreted marketing and distribution costs as all fixed. In fact,
the manufacturing costs, subtracted from sales to calculate gross margin, and marketing and
distribution costs contain both fixed and variable components.

Fixed manufactur ing, marketing and distributi on costs

3. Breakeven point in units
Breakeven point in revenues
=
Contributi on margin per unit
$850,000
= = 242,858 units (rounded up)
$3.50
= 242,858 $13 = $3,157,154.

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3-31 (20 min.) CVP analysis, multiple cost drivers.

= Revenues
Cost of picture Quantity of Cost of
shipment shipments costs
Operating Number of Fixed
1a.
income frames picture frames
= ($45 40,000) ($30 40,000) ($60 1,000) $240,000
= $1,800,000 $1,200,000 $60,000 $240,000 = $300,000

Operating
1b. = ($45 40,000) ($30 40,000) ($60 800) $240,000 = $312,000
income

2. Denote the number of picture frames sold by Q, then

$45Q $30Q 500 $60 $240,000 = 0
$15Q = $30,000 + $240,000 = $270,000
Q = $270,000 $15 = 18,000 units

3. Suppose Susan sold 20,000 frames in 1,000 shipments

Operating
= ($45 20,000) ($30 20,000) ($60 1,000) $240,000
income
= $900,000 $600,000 $60,000 $240,000 = 0

The breakeven point is not unique because there are two cost driversquantity of picture
frames and number of shipments. Various combinations of the two cost drivers can yield zero
operating income.

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3-32 (1520 min.) Uncertainty, CVP analysis.

1. King pays Foreman $2 million plus $4 (25% of $16) for every home purchasing the pay-per-
view. The expected value of the variable component is:

Demand Payment Probability Expected payment

(1) (2) = (1) $4 (3) (4)
100,000 $ 400,000 0.05 $ 20,000
200,000 800,000 0.10 80,000
300,000 1,200,000 0.30 360,000
400,000 1,600,000 0.35 560,000
500,000 2,000,000 0.15 300,000
1,000,000 4,000,000 0.05 200,000
$1,520,000

The expected value of King's payment is $3,520,000 ($2,000,000 fixed fee + $1,520,000).

2. USP = $16
UVC = $ 6 ($4 payment to Foreman + $2 variable cost)
UCM = $10
FC = $2,000,000 + $1,000,000 = $3,000,000
FC
Q =
UCM
$3,000,000
=
$10
= 300,000

If 300,000 homes purchase the pay-per-view, King will break even.

3-33 (10 min.) CVP analysis, movie production.

1. Fixed costs = $5,000,000 (production cost)
Unit variable cost = $0.20 per $1 revenue (marketing fee)
Unit contribution margin = $0.80 per $1 revenue
Fixed costs
a. Breakeven point in revenues =
Unit contribution margin per $1 revenue
$5,000,000
= = $6,250,000
$0.80
b. Royal Rumble receives 62.5% of box-office receipts. Box-office receipts of
$10,000,000 ($6,250,000 62.5%) translate to $6,250,000 in revenues to Royal
Rumble.

2. Revenues, 0.625 $300,000,000 $187,500,000

Variable costs, 0.20 $187,500,000 37,500,000
Contribution margin 150,000,000
Fixed costs 5,000,000
Operating income $145,000,000
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3-34 (20 min.) CVP analysis, cost structure differences, movie production.
(Continuation of 3-33)

1. Contract A
Fixed costs for Contract A:
Production costs $21,000,000
Fixed salary 15,000,000
Total fixed costs $36,000,000

Unit variable cost = $0.25 per $1 revenue marketing fee

Unit contribution margin = $0.75 per $1 revenue

Fixed costs
Breakeven point in revenues =
Unit contributi on margin per $1 revenue
$36,000,000
= = $48,000,000
$0.75
Box-office receipts of $76,800,000 ($48,000,000 62.5%) translate to $48,000,000 in revenues to
Royal Rumble.

Contract B
Fixed costs for Contract B:
Production costs $21,000,000
Fixed salary 3,000,000
Total fixed costs $24,000,000

Unit variable cost = $0.25 per $1 revenue fee to Media Productions

0.15 per $1 revenue residual to directors/actors
$0.40 per $1 revenue

Unit contribution margin = $0.60 per $1 revenue

$24, 000,000
Breakeven point in revenues = = $40,000,000
0.60

Box-office receipts of $64,000,000 ($40,000,000 62.5%) translate to $40,000,000 in revenues to

Royal Rumble.

Difference in Breakeven Points

Contract A has a higher fixed cost and a lower variable cost per sales dollar. In contrast,
Contract B has a lower fixed cost and a higher variable cost per sales dollar. In Contract B, there is
risk-sharing between Royal Rumble and Savage, Michaels, and Martel that lowers the breakeven
point, but results in Royal Rumble receiving less operating income if Feature Creatures 2 is a
mega-success.

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3-34 (Contd.)

2. Revenues, 0.625 $300,000,000 $187,500,000

Variable costs, 0.40 $187,500,000 75,000,000
Contribution margin 112,500,000
Fixed costs 24,000,000
Operating income $ 88,500,000

Feature Creatures 2 has a higher breakeven point and lower operating income at $300 million
in box-office receipts than Feature Creatures because of a higher level of fixed costs and a lower
unit contribution margin.

3-35 (2030 min.) CVP analysis, shoe stores.

1. In number of pairs:
Fixed costs $360,000
= = 40,000 pairs
Contribution margin per pair $9.00

In revenues:

Fixed costs $360,000

= = $1,200,000
Contribution margin % per dollar 100% 70%

2. Revenues, $30 35,000 $1,050,000

Variable costs, $21 35,000 735,000
Contribution margin 315,000
Fixed costs 360,000
Operating income (loss) $ (45,000)
An alternative approach is that 35,000 units is 5,000 units below the breakeven point, and the unit
contribution margin is $9.00:
$9.00 5,000 = $45,000 below the breakeven point
3. Fixed costs: $360,000 + $81,000 = $441,000
Contribution margin per pair = $10.50

$441,000
a. Breakeven point in units = = 42,000 pairs
$10.50
b. Breakeven point in revenues = $30 42,000 = $1,260,000
4. Fixed costs = $360,000
Contribution margin per pair = $8.70

$360,000
a. Breakeven point in units = = 41,380 pairs (rounded up)
$8.70

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 b. Breakeven point in revenues = $30 41,380 = $1,241,400
3-35 (Contd.)

5. Breakeven point = 40,000 pairs

Store manager receives commission on 10,000 pairs.
Cost of commission = $0.30 10,000 = $3,000

Revenues, $30 50,000 $1,500,000

Variable costs:
Cost of shoes $975,000
Salespeople commission 75,000
Manager commission 3,000 1,053,000
Contribution margin 447,000
Fixed costs 360,000
Operating income $ 87,000
An alternative approach is 10,000 units $8.70 = $87,000.

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3-36 (2025 min.) CVP analysis, shoe stores. (Continuation of 3-35)

1. Because the unit sales level at the point of indifference would be the same for each plan, the
revenue would be equal. Therefore, the unit sales level sought would be that which produces the
same total costs for each plan.

Let Q = unit sales level

$19.50Q + $360,000 + $81,000 = $21.00Q + $360,000
$81,000 = $1.50Q
Q = 54,000 units

2. Commission Plan Salary Plan

Sales in units 50,000 60,000 50,000 60,000
Revenues @ $30.00 $1,500,000 $1,800,000 $1,500,000 $1,800,000
Variable costs
@ $21.00 and @ $19.50 1,050,000 1,260,000 975,000 1,170,000
Contribution margin 450,000 540,000 525,000 630,000
Fixed costs 360,000 360,000 441,000 441,000
Operating income $ 90,000 $ 180,000 $ 84,000 $ 189,000

The decision regarding the plans will depend heavily on the unit sales level that is generated
by the fixed salary plan. For example, as part (1) shows, at identical unit sales levels in excess of
54,000 units, the fixed salary plan will always provide a more profitable final result than the
commission plan.

3. Let TQ = Target number of units

a. $30.00TQ $19.50TQ $441,000 = $168,000

$10.50TQ = $609,000
TQ = $609,000 $10.50
TQ = 58,000 units

b. $30.00TQ $21.00TQ $360,000 = $168,000

$9.00TQ = $528,000
TQ = $528,000 $9.00
TQ = 58,667 units (rounded)

The decision regarding the salary plan depends heavily on predictions of demand. For
instance, the salary plan offers the same operating income at 58,000 units as the commission plan
offers at 58,667 units.

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3-37 (10-20 min.) Sensitivity and inflation. (Continuation of 3-36)

1. Revenues, $30 48,000 $1,440,000

$18 2,000 36,000 $1,476,000
Variable costs:
Goods sold $19.50 50,000 975,000
Commission, 5% $1,476,000 73,800 1,048,800
Contribution margin 427,200
Fixed costs 360,000
Operating income $ 67,200

An alternative approach is:

Contribution margin on 48,000 pairs $9.00 $432,000

Deduct negative contribution margin on unsold pairs,
2,000 [$18.00 ($19.50 + $.90* commission)] 4,800
Contribution margin 427,200
Fixed costs 360,000
Operating income $ 67,200

*5% of $18.00 = $.90

2. Optimal operating income, given perfect knowledge, would be the $432,000 [($30 $19.50
$1.50) 48,000] contribution computed above, minus $360,000 fixed costs, or $72,000.

3. The point of indifference is where the operating incomes are equal. Let X = unit cost per pair
that would produce the identical operating income of $67,200. Then:

48,000[$30.00 (X + $1.50)] $360,000 = $ 67,200

48,000($28.50 X) $360,000 = $ 67,200
$1,368,000 48,000X $360,000 = $ 67,200
48,000X = $940,800
X = $19.60

Therefore, any rise in purchase cost in excess of $19.60 per pair increases the operating
income benefit of signing the long-term contract.

In a shortcut solution, you could take the $4,800 difference between the "ideal" operating
income (of $72,000) at the current cost per pair and the operating income under the contract (of
$67,200) and divide it by 48,000 units to get 10 cents per pair difference.

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3-38 (30 min.) CVP analysis, income taxes, sensitivity.

1a. In order to break even, Almo Company must sell 500 units. This amount represents the point
where revenues equal total costs.

Let Q denote the quantity of canopies sold.

Revenue = Variable costs + Fixed costs
$400Q = $200Q + $100,000
$200Q = $100,000
Q = 500 units

The calculation can also be expressed as

Breakeven = Fixed Costs Contribution margin per unit
= $100,000 $200
= 500 units

1b. In order to achieve its net income objective, Almo Company must sell 2,500 units. This
amount represents the point where revenues equal total costs plus the corresponding operating
income objective to achieve net income of $240,000.

Revenue = Variable costs + Fixed costs + Operating income

$400Q = $200Q + $100,000 + [$240,000 (1 0.4)]
$400 Q = $200Q + $100,000 + $400,000
Q = 2,500 units

2. To achieve its net income objective, Almo Company should select the first alternative where
the sales price is reduced by $40, and 2,700 units are sold during the remainder of the year. This
alternative results in the highest net income and is the only alternative that equals or exceeds the
companys net income objective. Calculations for the three alternatives are shown below.

Alternative 1
Revenues = ($400 350) + ($360 2,700) = $1,112,000
Variable costs = $200 3,050 = $610,000
Operating income = $1,112,000 $610,000 $100,000 = $402,000
Net income = $402,000 (1 0.4) = $241,200

Alternative 2
Revenues = ($400 350) + ($370 2,200) = $954,000
Variable costs = ($200 350) + ($190 2,200) = $488,000
Operating income = $954,000 $488,000 $100,000 = $366,000
Net income = $366,000 (1 0.4) = $219,600

Alternative 3
Revenues = ($400 350) + ($380 2,000) = $900,000
Variable costs = $200 2,350 = $470,000
Operating income = $900,000 $470,000 $90,000 = $340,000
Net income = $340,000 (1 0.4) = $204,000
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3-39 (30 min.) Choosing between compensation plans, operating leverage.

$11,700,000
1. Variable costs of goods sold as a percentage of revenues = = 45%
$26,000,000
Let breakeven revenues be denoted by $R, then

Variable marketing Fixed marketing

$R = Variable manuf. + Fixed manuf. + +
costs costs costs costs

$R = $0.45R + $2,870,000 + $0.18R + $3,420,000

$R $0.45R $0.18R = $2,870,000 + $3,420,000 = $6,290,000

$0.37R = $6,290,000
R = $6,290,000 0.37 = $17,000,000

2. With its own sales force, Marstons fixed marketing costs would increase to $3,420,000 +
$2,080,000 = $5,500,000.
Variable cost of marketing = 10% of Revenues

Let breakeven revenues be denoted by $R, then

$R = $0.45R + $2,870,000 + $0.10R + $5,500,000

$R $0.45R $0.10R = $2,870,000 + $5,500,000 = $8,370,000

0.45R = $8,370,000
R = $8,370,000 0.45 = $18,600,000

3. Using Sales Employing Own

Agents Sales Staff
Revenues $26,000,000 $26,000,000
Variable manufacturing costs
$26,000,000 0.45; 0.45 11,700,000 11,700,000
Variable marketing costs
$26,000,000 0.18; 0.10 4,680,000 2,600,000
Contribution margin 9,620,000 11,700,000
Fixed costs
Fixed manufacturing costs 2,870,000 2,870,000
Fixed marketing costs 3,420,000 5,500,000
Total fixed costs 6,290,000 8,370,000
Operating income $ 3,330,000 $ 3,330,000

Degree of Contributi on margin $9,620,000 $11,700,000

= = 2.89 = 3.51
operating leverage Operating income $3,330,000 $3,330,000

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3-39 (Contd.)

The calculations indicate that at sales of $26,000,000, a percentage change in sales and
contribution margin will result in 2.89 times that percentage change in operating income if Marston
continues to use sales agents and 3.51 times that percentage change in operating income if Marston
employs its own sales staff. The higher contribution margin per dollar of sales and higher fixed
costs gives Marston more operating leverage, that is greater benefits (increases in operating
income) if revenues increase but greater risks (decreases in operating income) if revenues decrease.

4. Variable costs of marketing = 15% of Revenues

Fixed marketing costs = $5,500,000

Variable Fixed
Operating income = Revenues Variable Fixed marketing marketing
manuf. costs manuf. costs
costs costs

Denote the revenues required to earn $3,330,000 of operating income by $R, then

$3,330,000 = $R $0.45R $2,870,000 $0.15R $5,500,000

$3,330,000 + $2,870,000 + $5,500,000 = $R $0.45R $0.15R

$11,700,000 = $0.40R
R = $11,700,000 0.40 = $29,250,000

3-27
3-40 (1525 min.) Sales mix, three products.

1. Let A = Number of units of A to break even

5A = Number of units of B to break even
4A = Number of units of C to break even

Contribution margin Fixed costs = Zero operating income

$3A + $2(5A) + $1(4A) $255,000 = 0

$17A = $255,000
A = 15,000 units of A
5A = 75,000 units of B
4A = 60,000 units of C
Total = 150,000 units

2. Contribution margin:
A: 20,000 $3 $ 60,000
B: 100,000 $2 200,000
C: 80,000 $1 80,000
Contribution margin $340,000
Fixed costs 255,000
Operating income $ 85,000

3. Contribution margin
A: 20,000 $3 $ 60,000
B: 80,000 $2 160,000
C: 100,000 $1 100,000
Contribution margin $320,000
Fixed costs 255,000
Operating income $ 65,000

Let A = Number of units of A to break even

4A = Number of units of B to break even
5A = Number of units of C to break even

Contribution margin Fixed costs = Breakeven point

$3A + $2(4A) + $1(5A) $255,000 = 0

$16A = $255,000
A = 15,938 units of A (rounded)
4A = 63,752 units of B
5A = 79,690 units of C
Total = 159,380 units

Breakeven point increases because the new mix contains less of the higher contribution
margin per unit, product B, and more of the lower contribution margin per unit, product C.

3-28
3-41 (30 min.) Multiproduct breakeven, decision making.

Fixed Costs $495,000

1. Breakeven point in 2000 (units) = = = 16,500 units
Unit Controbution Margin $50 $20
Breakeven point in 2000 (in revenues) = 16,500 units $50 = $825,000 in sales revenues

2. Breakeven point in 2001 (in units)

Evenkeel expects to sell 3 units of Plumar for every 2 units of Ridex in 2001, so consider a
bundle consisting of 3 units of Plumar and 2 units of Ridex.

Unit Contribution Margin from Plumar = $50 $20 = $30

Unit Contribution Margin from Ridex = $25 $15 = $10

The contribution margin for the bundle is

$30 3 units of Plumar + $10 2 units of Ridex = $110

495,000
So bundles to be sold to breakeven = = 4,500 bundles
$110

4,500 bundles
3 2

13,500 units of Plumar 9,000 units of Ridex Total

Selling price $50 $25
Revenue $675,000 $225,000 $900,000

Unit contributi on margin in 2000

3. Contribution margin percentage in 2000 =
Unit selling price in 2000
$30
= = 60%
$50
Unit conribution margin on bundle in 2001
Contribution margin percentage in 2001 =
Selling price of bundle in 2001
$110 $110
= = = 55%
3 $50 + 2 $25 $200

The breakeven point in 2001 increases because fixed costs are the same in both years but the
contribution margin generated by each dollar of sales revenue at the given product mix decreases in
2001 relative to 2000.

4. Despite the breakeven sales revenue being higher, I would advise Andy Minton to accept
Glastons offer. The breakeven points per se are irrelevant because I do not expect Evenkeel to
operate in the region of the breakeven dollars. By accepting Glastons offer, Andy has the ability
to sell all the 30,00 units of Plumar he expects to sell in 2001 and make more sales of Ridex to
Glaston without incurring any more fixed costs.

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3-41 (Contd.)

Profits in 2001 with and without Ridex are expected to be as follows:

2001 2001
without Ridex with Ridex
Sales $1,500,0001 $2,000,000 2
Variable costs 600,0003 900,0004
Contribution margin 900,000 1,100,000
Fixed costs 495,000 495,000
Operating profit $ 405,000 $ 605,000
1
$50 30,000 units
$50 30,000 units + $25 20,000 units
2
3
$20 30,000 units
$20 30,000 units + $15 20,000 units
4

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3-42 (2025 min.) Sales mix, two products.

1. Let Q = Number of units of Deluxe carrier to break even

3Q = Number of units of Standard carrier to break even

Revenues Variable costs Fixed costs = Zero operating income

$20(3Q) + $30Q $14(3Q) $18Q $1,200,000 = 0

$60Q + $30Q $42Q $18Q = $1,200,000
$30Q = $1,200,000
Q = 40,000 units of Deluxe
3Q = 120,000 units of Standard

The breakeven point is 120,000 Standard units plus 40,000 Deluxe units, a total of 160,000
units.

2. Unit contribution margins are: Standard: $20 $14 = $6; Deluxe: $30 $18 = $12
a. If only Standard carriers were sold, the breakeven point would be:
$1,200,000 $6 = 200,000 units
b. If only Deluxe carriers were sold, the breakeven point would be:
$1,200,000 $12 = 100,000 units

3. Operating income = 180,000($6) + 20,000($12) $1,200,000

= $1,080,000 + $240,000 $1,200,000
= $120,000

Let Q = Number of units of Deluxe product to break even

9Q = Number of units of Standard product to break even

$20(9Q) + $30Q $14(9Q) $18Q $1,200,000 = 0

$180Q + $30Q $126Q $18Q = $1,200,000
$66Q = $1,200,000
Q = 18,182 units of Deluxe (rounded)
9Q = 163,638 units of Standard

The breakeven point is 163,638 Standard + 18,182 Deluxe, a total of 181,820 units.

The major lesson of this problem is that changes in the sales mix change breakeven points and
operating incomes. In this example, the budgeted and actual total sales in number of units were
identical, but the proportion of the product having the higher contribution margin declined.
Operating income suffered, falling from $300,000 to $120,000. Moreover, the breakeven point
rose from 160,000 to 181,820 units.

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3-43 (25 min.) CVP analysis, decision making.

1. Unit selling price $105

Variable manufacturing costs per unit 45
Variable marketing and distribution costs per unit 10
Contribution margin per unit $ 50

Fixed manufacturing costs $ 800,000

Fixed marketing and distribution costs 600,000
Total fixed costs $1,400,000

Total fixed costs $1,400,000

Breakeven point in units = = = 28,000 units
Contribution margin per unit $50

Breakeven point in revenues = 28,000 units $105 per unit = $2,940,000

2. Tocchets current operating income is as follows:

Revenues, $105 40,000 $4,200,000

Variable costs, $55 40,000 2,200,000
Contribution margin 2,000,000
Fixed costs 1,400,000
Operating income $ 600,000

Let the fixed marketing and distribution costs be F. We calculate $F when operating income =
$600,000 and the selling price is $99.

$99 50,000 $55 50,000 $F = $600,000

$4,950,000 $2,750,000 $F = $600,000
$F = $4,950,000 $2,750,000 $600,000 = $1,600,000

Hence the maximum increase in fixed marketing and distribution costs for which Tocchet will
prefer to reduce the selling price is $200,000 ($1,600,000 $1,400,000).

3. Let the selling price be $P.

We calculate $P for which, after increasing fixed manufacturing costs by $100,000 to $900,000 and
variable manufacturing cost per unit by $2 to $47, operating income = $600,000

$40,000 P $47 40,000 $10 40,000 $900,000 $600,000 = $600,000

$40,000 P $1,880,000 $400,000 $900,000 $600,000 = $600,000
$40,000 P = $600,000 + $1,880,000 + $400,000 + $900,000 + $600,000
$40,000 P = $4,380,000
P = $4,380,000 40,000 = $109.50

Tocchet will consider adding the new features provided the selling price is at least $109.50 per unit.

3-32
3-44 (30-40 min.) CVP analysis, income taxes.

Target net income

1. Revenues Variable costs Fixed costs =
1 - Tax rate
Let X = Net income for 2000
X
20,000($25.00) 20,000($13.75) $135,000 =
1 0.40
X
$500,000 $275,000 $135,000 =
0.60
$300,000 $165,000 $81,000 = X
X = $54,000

2. Let Q = Number of units to break even

$25.00Q $13.75Q $135,000 = 0
Q = $135,000 $11.25 = 12,000 units

3. Let X = Net income for 2001

X
22,000($25.00) 22,000($13.75) ($135,000 + $11,250) =
1 0.40
X
$550,000 $302,500 $146,250 =
0.60
X
$101,250 =
0.60
X = $60,750

4. Let Q = Number of units to break even with new fixed costs of $146,250
$25.00Q $13.75Q $146,250 = 0
Q = $146,250 $11.25 = 13,000 units
Revenues = 13,000 $25.00 = $325,000

Alternatively, the computation could be $146,250 divided by the contribution margin

percentage of 45% to obtain $325,000.

5. Let S = Required sales units to equal 2000 net income

$54000
$25.00S $13.75S $146,250 =
0.6
$11.25S = $236,250
S = 21,000 units
Revenues = 21,000 units $25.00 = $525,000

6. Let A = Amount spent for advertising in 2001

$60000
$550,000 $302,500 ($135,000 + A) =
0.6
$550,000 $302,500 $135,000 A = $100,000
$550,000 $537,500 = A
A = $12,500

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3-45 (3035 min. or more) Review of Chapters 2 and 3.

This is a challenging question that covers both Chapters 2 and 3. One or both cases can be
used as an examination question.

(All answers are in thousands of $)

Income Statement Case 1 Case 2

Revenues $100 $100

Cost of goods sold:
Beginning finished goods, 1/1 0 5
Cost of goods manufactured 75 (G) 80 (U)
Cost of goods available for sale 75 85
Ending finished goods, 12/31 0 5
Cost of goods sold 75 80
Gross margin 25 20
Operating costs*
Variable 13 (K)** 15 (T)
Fixed 2 (J) 10
Operating costs 15 25
Operating income (loss) $ 10 (L) $ (5)

*Operating costs include marketing, distribution, customer service, and administrative costs.
**Total variable costs of:
$70,000 (G I) or
$70,000 ($75,000 $18,000) = $13,000

(All answers are in thousands of $)

Cost of Goods Manufactured Case 1 Case 2

Direct materials costs:

Beginning inventory, 1/1 $12 $20
Purchases of direct materials 15 50
Direct materials available for use 27 70
Ending inventory, 12/31 5 30 (W)
Direct materials used 22 (H) 40
Direct manufacturing labor costs 30 15
Manufacturing overhead costs:
Variable costs 5 5 (X)
Fixed costs 18 (I) 20
Manufacturing overhead costs 23 25

Total manufacturing costs incurred

during year 75 80
Add beginning work in process, 1/1 0 9
Total manufacturing costs to

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 account for 75 89
Deduct ending work in process, 12/31 0 9
Cost of goods manufactured $75 (G) $80 (U)

3-45 (Contd.)

Breakeven Computations

Total costs $ 90 $105**

Fixed manufacturing overhead 18 20
Fixed marketing, distribution, customer service,
and administrative costs 2 (J)* 10
Total fixed costs 20 30
Total variable costs 70 75
Total revenue 100 100**
Total contribution margin 30 25 (V)***
Contribution margin percentage 30% 25%
Breakeven point in dollars $ 67* $120 (Y)

*The $67,000 figure is rounded in the tabulation; it should be $66,667.

$66,667 .30 = $20,000 total fixed costs

$20,000 $18,000 = $ 2,000

**If the loss is $5,000, total costs are $100,000 + $5,000 = $105,000
***100 75 = 25

3-35
3-46 (2030 min.) CVP analysis under uncertainty.

1. a. At a selling price of $100, the unit contribution margin is ($100 $50) = $50, and it will
require the sale of ($200,000 $50) = 4,000 units to break even. The sales in dollars is
$400,000, and there is a 2/3 probability of equaling or exceeding this sales level.

b. At a selling price of $70, the unit contribution margin is ($70 $50) = $20, and it will
require the sale of ($200,000 $20) = 10,000 units to break even. At the lower price,
this sales in dollars is $700,000, and there is a 2/3 probability of equaling or exceeding
this sales volume.

Therefore, if you seek to maximize the probability of showing an operating income, you are
indifferent between the two strategies.

2.
Expected Selling Variable Expected
operating income = price per unit costs per unit sales level Fixed costs

At a selling price of $100:

Expected revenues = $450,000 ($100 4,500)

Expected operating income = [($100 $50) 4,500] $200,000
= $25,000

At a selling price of $70:

Expected revenues = $750,050 ($70 10,715)

Expected operating income = [($70 $50) 10,715] $200,000
= $14,300

A selling price of $100 will maximize the expected operating income.

3-36
3-47 (15 min.) CVP analysis under uncertainty.

1. Both products have the same unit contribution margin:

Unit contribution margin = Selling price per unit Variable costs per unit
= $10 $8 = $2

Fixed costs
Breakeven point =
Unit contribution margin

$400,000
=
$2

= 200,000 units for each product

2. The expected demand for the two umbrellas is:

Event Emerald Green Shocking Pink

(1) (2) (1) (2) (3) (1) (3)
Demand Probability Units Probability Units
50,000 0.0 0.1 5,000
100,000 0.1 10,000 0.1 10,000
200,000 0.2 40,000 0.1 20,000
300,000 0.4 120,000 0.2 60,000
400,000 0.2 80,000 0.4 160,000
500,000 0.1 50,000 0.1 50,000
1.0 1.0
Expected demand 300,000 305,000

Expected operating income of Emerald Green umbrellas:

$2(300,000) $400,000 = $200,000
Expected operating income of Shocking Pink umbrellas:
$2(305,000) $400,000 = $210,000

The Shocking Pink umbrellas should be chosen because they have the higher expected operating
income.

3. The expected operating income from the two products would be identical. If the choice
criterion is to maximize expected operating income, the company will be indifferent between
Emerald Green and Shocking Pink umbrellas. However, assume that management considers risk
factors. Emerald Green umbrellas, for example, have a 10% chance of selling only 100,000 units,
which would result in a net operating loss of $200,000. Also, there is a 30% chance that sales of
Emerald Green will exceed 300,000 units. If this event happens, the operating income of Emerald
Green umbrellas will be higher than the operating income of Shocking Pink umbrellas.
The expected values are important, but the dispersion of the probability distribution is also
important. Normally, the wider the dispersion, the greater the risk. Knowledge of the entire
probability distribution helps management assess the risk before reaching a decision.

3-37
3-48 (30 min.) Ethics, CVP analysis.

Revenues Variable costs

1. Contribution margin percentage =
Revenues
$5,000,000 $3,000,000
=
$5,000,000
$2,000,000
= = 40%
$5,000,000
Fixed costs
Breakeven revenues =
Contributi on margin percentage
$2,160,000
= = $5,400,000
0.40

2. If variable costs are 52% of revenues, contribution margin percentage equals 48% (100%
52%)

Fixed costs
Breakeven revenues =
Contributi on margin percentage
$2,160,000
= = $4,500,000
0.48

3. Revenues $5,000,000
Variable costs (0.52 $5,000,000) 2,600,000
Fixed costs 2,160,000
Operating income $ 240,000

4. Incorrect reporting of environmental costs with the goal of continuing operations is unethical.
In assessing the situation, the specific Standards of Ethical Conduct for Management
Accountants (described in Exhibit 1-7) that the management accountant should consider are listed
below.

Competence
Clear reports using relevant and reliable information should be prepared. Preparing reports on the
basis of incorrect environmental costs in order to make the companys performance look better
than it is violates competence standards. It is unethical for Bush to not report environmental costs
in order to make the plants performance look good.

Integrity
The management accountant has a responsibility to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest
and advise all appropriate parties of any potential conflict. Bush may be tempted to report lower
environmental costs to please Lemond and Woodall and save the jobs of his colleagues. This
action, however, violates the responsibility for integrity. The Standards of Ethical Conduct require
the management accountant to communicate favorable as well as unfavorable information.

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Objectivity
The management accountants Standards of Ethical Conduct require that information should be
fairly and objectively communicated and that all relevant information should be disclosed. From a
management accountants standpoint, underreporting environmental costs to make performance
look good would violate the standard of objectivity.

Bush should indicate to Lemond that estimates of environmental costs and liabilities should be
included in the analysis. If Lemond still insists on modifying the numbers and reporting lower
environmental costs, Bush should raise the matter with one of Lemonds superiors. If after taking
all these steps, there is continued pressure to understate environmental costs, Bush should consider
resigning from the company and not engage in unethical behavior.

3-49 (35 min.) Deciding where to produce.

1. The annual breakeven point in units at the Peoria plant is 73,500 units and at the Moline plant
is 47,200 units, calculated as follows.

Unit contribution calculation:

Peoria Moline
Selling price $150.00 $150.00
Less variable costs:
Manufacturing 72.00 88.00
Commissions 7.50 7.50
Marketing and distribution 6.50 6 .50
Contribution margin per unit $ 64.00 $ 48.00

Fixed costs calculation:

Total fixed costs = (Fixed manufacturing costs per unit + Fixed marketing and
distribution costs per unit) Production rate per day
Normal working days

Peoria = ($30.00 + $19.00) 400 240 = $4,704,000

Moline = ($15.00 + $14.50) 320 240 = $2,265,600

Breakeven calculation:

Breakeven units = Fixed costs Contribution margin per unit

Peoria = $4,704,000 $64 = 73,500 units

Moline = $2,265,600 $48 = 47,200 units

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2. The operating income that would result from the division production managers plan to
produce 96,000 units at each plant is $3,628,800. The normal capacity at the Peoria plant is
96,000 units (400 240); however, the normal capacity at the Moline plant is 76,800 units (320
240). Therefore, 19,200 units (96,000 76,800) will be manufactured at Moline at a reduced
contribution of $40.00 per unit ($48 $8).

Contribution margin per plant:

Peoria, 96,000 $64 $ 6,144,000
Moline, 76,800 $48 3,686,400
Moline, 19,200 $40 768,000
Total contribution margin 10,598,400
Less total fixed costs, $4,704,000 + $2,265,600 6,969,600
Operating income $ 3,628,800

3. The optimal production plan is to produce 120,000 units at the Peoria plant and 72,000 units
at the Moline plant. The full capacity of the Peoria plant, 120,000 units (400 units 300 days),
should be utilized as the contribution from these units is higher at all levels of production than the
contribution from units produced at the Moline plant.

Contribution margin per plant:

Peoria, 96,000 $64 $ 6,144,000
Peoria, 24,000 $61 1,464,000
Moline, 72,000 $48 3,456,000
Total contribution margin 11,064,000
Less total fixed costs 6,969,600
Operating income $ 4,094,400

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