Units the company must sell to break even for the year


Problem:

Below find production and sales information for Herrestad Company.

Product information

Beginning inventory    0
Units produced    10,000

Units sold    8,000

Selling price per unit    $300
Variable costs per unit
Direct material    120
Direct labor    60
Variable overhead    40
Variable selling and administrative    10

Fixed costs
Fixed manufacturing overhead    250,000
Fixed selling and administrative    100,000

Herrestad Company
Absorption Income Statement
For the period ending Dec. 31, 2011

Sales    $2,400,000
Cost of goods sold    1,960,000
Gross profit (margin)    $440,000
Selling and administrative expenses 180,000
Net income    $260,000

Required:

Prepare a contribution margin (behavioral, variable) income statement for Herrestad Company. Prepare a second version assuming the selling price per unit increases to $320 per unit.

Use the original information to:

Determine the number of units the company must sell to break even for the year?

Compute break even assuming direct materials cost increase from $120 to $140, but all information remains the same.

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