In the year 2008 wiggins processing company had the


Question - Multiple Product Planning with Taxes

In the year 2008, Wiggins Processing Company had the following contribution income statement:

WIGGINS PROCESSING COMPANY Contribution Income Statement For the Year 2008

Sales


$1,000,000

Variable costs



Cost of goods sold

$460,000


Selling and administrative

200,000

(660,000)

Contribution margin


340,000

Fixed Costs



Factory overhead

192,000


Selling and administrative

80,000

(272,000)

Before-tax profit


68,000

Income taxes (38%)


(25,840)

After-tax profit


$42,160

HINT: Round the contribution margin ratio to two decimal places for your calculations below.

(a) Determine the annual break-even point in sales dollars.

(b) Determine the annual margin of safety in sales dollars.

(c) What is the break-even point in sales dollars if management makes a decision that increases fixed costs by $34,000?

(d) With the current cost structure, including fixed costs of $272,000, what dollar sales volume is required to provide an after-tax net income of $160,000?

(e) Prepare an abbreviated contribution income statement to verify that the solution to part (d) will provide the desired after-tax income.

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