Westway Company is a provider of imaging technology products and services to the photographic, graphic communications, and health-care markets. A condensed 2014 income statement follows (in millions):
Sales |
$9,326 |
Costs of goods sold |
7,197 |
Gross margin |
2,129 |
Other operating expenses |
2,896 |
Loss from continuing operations |
$ (767) |
Assume that $1,700 million of the cost of goods sold is a fixed cost representing depreciation and other production costs that do not change with the volume of production. In addition, $2,800 million of the other operating expenses is fixed.
Answer 1(a):
Fixed Costs of goods sold = $1700
Variable cost of goods sold = 7197 - 1700 = $5497
Fixed other operating expenses = $2,800
Variable other operating cost = 2,896 - 2800 = $96
Answer 1(b):
Contribution margin differs from the gross margin since:
1. It does not factor in fixed production costs
2. It factors in variable non-manufacturing costs
Answer 2:
Predicted operating income (loss) for 2015 for each scenario (highlighted yellow in $ millions) are as below:
Answer 3:
Assumptions necessary to compute the predicted 2015 operating income in requirement 2:
1. The cost behavior may change beyond a range. It is assumed fixed cost will remain $4500 for sales range from $8393 million to $12124 million
2. Variable cost per unit may also change beyond a range. It is assumed that variable cost per unit remains same for sales range from $8393 million to $12124 million
Westway Company is a provider of imaging technology products and services to the photographic, graphic communications,...
Problem 11-2
Bramble Company bottles and distributes B-Lite, a diet soft drink.
The beverage is sold for 50 cents per 16-ounce bottle to retailers,
who charge customers 75 cents per bottle. For the year 2017,
management estimates the following revenues and costs.
Sales
$1,840,000
Selling expenses—variable
$60,000
Direct materials
390,000
Selling expenses—fixed
55,000
Direct labor
320,000
Administrative expenses—variable
34,000
Manufacturing overhead—variable
300,000
Administrative expenses—fixed
46,000
Manufacturing overhead—fixed
417,000
Prepare a CVP income statement for 2017 based on management’s
estimates.
BRAMBLE...
The following CVP income statements are available for Blanc
Company and Noir Company.
Blanc Company
Noir Company
Sales
$470,000
$470,000
Variable costs
282,000
235,000
Contribution margin
188,000
235,000
Fixed costs
169,200
216,200
Net income
$18,800
$18,800
Calculate Contribution margin ratio.
Contribution Margin Ratio
Blanc Company
Noir Company
Compute the break-even point in dollars for each company.
(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g.
5,125.)
Break-even Point
Blanc Company
$
Noir Company
$
Compute margin of safety ratio for each company....
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