Contribution margin ratio and breakeven point in total sales


Problem 1. A nonprofit organization aids the unemployed by supplementing their incomes by $3,200 annually, while they seek new employment skills. The organization has fixed cost of $240,000 and the budgeted appropriation for the year totals $800,000. How many individuals can receive financial assistance this year?

Problem 2. Mount Company sells only two products - A and B
Selling price - Product A-$40, Product B-$50
Variable cost per unit - Product A-$24, Product B-$40
Total fixed cost is $840,000.

Mount sells two units of Product A for each unit it sells of Product B. Mount faces a tax rate of 30%. Mount desires a net after-tax income of $73,500.What the breakeven point in units would be?

Problem 3. Blank Co sells a single product. The company's most recent income statement is given below.
Sales $200,000
Less variable expenses ($120,000)
Contribution margin $80,000
Less fixed expenses $(50,000)
Net Income $30,000

Required:

a. Contribution margin ratio is ......
b. Breakeven point in total sales dollars is ...
c. To achieve $40,000 in net income, sales must total .....
d. If sales increase by $50,000, net income will increase by .....

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