Blossom, Inc., sells two types of water pitchers, plastic and glass. Plastic pitchers cost the company $16 and are sold for $31. Glass pitchers cost $25 and are sold for $46. All other costs are fixed at $982,800 per year. Current sales plans call for 14,000 plastic pitchers and 42,000 glass pitchers to be sold in the coming year.
How many pitchers of each type must be sold to break even in the
coming year? (Use contribution margin per unit to
calculate breakeven units.)
Plastic Pitchers
Glass Pitchers
Blossom, Inc., has just received a sales catalog from a new supplier that is offering plastic pitchers for $14. What would be the new contribution margin per unit if managers switched to the new supplier?
Plastic Pitchers Glass Pitchers
Contribution Margin Per Unit $ $
Weighted average contribution margin per unit = (31-16)*14000/56000+(46-25)*42000/56000 = 19.50
Break even unit = 982800/19.50 = 50400 Units
Plastic Pitchers = 50400*14/56 = 12600
Glass pitches = 50400*42/56 = 37800
Contribution margin per unit
Plastic pitchers | Glass pitchers | |
Contribution margin per unit | 31-14 = 17 | 46-25 = 21 |
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