Determine the contribution margin per direct labor


E5-6 PCB Corporation manufactures a single product. Monthly production costs incurred in the manufacturing process are shown below for the production of 3,000 units. The util¬ities and maintenance costs are mixed costs. The fixed portions of these costs are $300 and $200, respectively.

Production in Units

3,000

Production Costs

 

Direct materials

$ 7,500

Direct labor

18,000

Utilities

2,100

Property taxes

1,000

Indirect labor

4,500

Supervisozy salaries

1,900

Maintenance

1,100

Depreciation

2,400

Instructions

(a) Identify the above costs as variable, fixed, or mixed.

(b) Calculate the expected costs when production is 5,000 units,

E5-9 The Palmer Acres Inn is trying to determine its break-even point during its off-peak season. The inn has 50 rooms that it rents at $60 a night. Operating costs are as follows,

Salaries

$5,900 per month

Utilities

$1,100 per month

Depreciation

$1,000 per month

Maintenance

$100 per month

Maid service

$14 per room

Other costs

$28 per room

Instructions

Determine the inn's break-even point in (a) number of rented rooms per month and (b) dollars.

ES-13 Billings Company has the Following information available for September 2017.

Unit selling puce of video game consoles

$400

Unit variable costs

$280

Total fixed costs

$54,000

Units sold

600

Instructions

(a) Compute the unit contribution margin.
(b) Prepare a CVP income statement that shows both total and per unit amounts.
(c) Compute Billings' break-even point in units.
(d) Prepare a CVP income statement for the break-even point that shows both total and per unit amounts.

P5-2A Jorge company bottles and distributes B-Lite, a diet soft drink. The beverage is sold for 50 cents per I 6-ounce bottle to retailers, who charge customers 75 cents per bottle. For the year 2017, management estimates the following revenues and costs.

Sales

$1,800,000

Selling expenses-variable

$70,000

Direct materials

430,000

Selling expenses-fixed

65,000

Direct labor

360,000

Administrative expenses- variable

20,000

Manufacturing overhead- variable

380,000

Administrative expenses- fixed

60,000

Manufacturing overhead- fixed

2.80,000

 

 

Instructions

(a) Prepare a CVP income statement for 2017 based on management's estimates. (Show column for total amounts only.)
(b) Compute the break-even point in (1) units and (2) dollars.
(c) Compute the contribution margin ratio and the margin of safety ratio. (Round to nearest full percent)
(d) Determine the sales dollars required to earn net income of $180,000,

E6-2 In the month of June, Jose Hebert s Beauty Salon gave 4,000 haircuts, shampoos, and permanents at an average price of $30. During the month, fixed costs were $16,800 and variable costs were 75% of sales.

Instructions

(a) Determine the contribution margin in dollars, per unit and as a ratio.
(b) Using the contribution margin technique, compute the break-even point in dollars and in units.
(e) Compute the margin of safety in dollars and as a ratio.

E6-7 PD C) Repairs has 200 auto-maintenance service outlets nationwide. It performs primarily two lines of service: oil changes and brake repair. Oil change-related services represent 70% of its sales and provide a contribution margin ratio of 20%. Brake repair represents 30% of its sales and provides a 40% contribution margin ratio. The company's fixed costs are $15,600,000 (that is, $78,000 per service outlet).

Instructions

(a) Calculate the dollar amount of each type of service that the company must provide in order to break even.
(b) The company has a desired net income of $52,000 par service outlet, What is the dollar amount of each type of service that must be performed by each service outlet to meet its target net income per outlet?

E6-12 Dalton Inc. produces and sells three products. Unit data concerning each product is shoviro below.

 

Product

 

D

E

F

Selling price

$200

$300

5250

Direct Labor costs

30

80

35

Other variable costs

95

80

145

The company has 2,000 hours of labor available to build inventory in anticipation of the company's peak season. Management is trying to decide which product should be pro¬duced. The direct labor hourly rate is $10.

Instructions

(a) Determine the number of direct labor hours per unit.
(b) Determine the contribution margin per direct labor hour.
(c) Determine which product should be produced and the total contribution margin for that product.

P6-4A: Tanek Indusbies manufactures and sells three different models of wet-dry shop vacuum cleaners. Although the shop vacs vary in terms of quality and features, all al good sellers. Tanek is currently operating at full capacity with limited machine time.
Sales and production information relevant to each model follows,

 

Product

 

Economy

Standard

Deluxe

Selling price

$30

$50

$100

Variable costs and expenses

$16

$20

$46

Machine hours required

0.5

0.8

1.6

Instrigetions
(a) ignoring the machine time constraint, which single product should Tank Industries produce?
(h) What is the contribution margin per unit of limited resource for each product?
(c) If additional machine time could be obtained, how should the additional time be used? (b) Etonorny 528

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