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REVENUE
VARIABLE COST
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN
FIXED COST
NET PROFIT/LOSS
90000
PER UNIT
360000 4
224100 2.49
135900 1.51 37.75%
140400 1.56 4.05
-4500 -0.05 -4500
4.13245033113
150000
510000
373500
136500
140400
-3900
135000
675000 5
376650
298350
290400
7950
130000
520000 4
323700
196300
170300
26000 26000
BREAK EVEN POINT-SALES PER UNIT 4.13245
60000
60000
6000
12000
24000
82000 33100
5% 12000
3000
13600
(-4500) 4500
Q1 Recast the income statement into contribution format with three major sections-Sales, Variable expenses and Fixe
Contribution is the difference between Sales and Variable Costs that contribute to recovery of Fixed Costs
Q2 The sales Manager of the company is torn between two courses of Action
a) He believes that a 15% cut in price would fill the plant to capacity
b) He wants to increase prices prices by 25%, to increase advertisment by Rs 150000 and to boost commissions to
Under these circumstances he believes that Sales will increase by 50% from current levels
What would be the Profit/Loss in the two approaches. Assume that there are changes in fixed costs apart from Adv
Q3 The President of the company does not want to tinker with the selling price. How much can the expenditure on Ad
increased to bring Sales and Production upto 130000 so that profit will be 5% of Sales.
Q4 A Government Department is willing to buy 60000 units if the "Price is Right". Assume that the present market of 9
is not affected by the order. There will be no Sales Comission in this order and the Government will pick up the ma
factory (ex-works). The company must however make a donation to a Social Welfare Program launched by the Gov
In addition special packaging (showing the image of a "leader") will increase manufacturing cost by 10 paise per un
At what price should the company offer the 60000 units to the Govt so that the company will break-even for the ye
s, Variable expenses and Fixed Expenses.
covery of Fixed Costs