Question

Gold Star Rice, Ltd., of Thailand exports Thai rice throughout Asia. The company grows three varieties of rice—White, Fragrant, and Loonzain. Budgeted sales by product and in total for the coming month are shown below:

	Product
	White					Fragrant					Loonzain					Total
Percentage of total sales		48	%				20	%				32	%				100	%
Sales	$	345,600		100	%	$	144,000		100	%	$	230,400		100	%	$	720,000		100	%
Variable expenses		103,680		30	%		115,200		80	%		126,720		55	%		345,600		48	%
Contribution margin	$	241,920		70	%	$	28,800		20	%	$	103,680		45	%		374,400		52	%
Fixed expenses																	227,760
Net operating income																$	146,640

Dollar sales to break-even	=	Fixed expenses	=	$227,760	= $438,000
		CM ratio		0.52

As shown by these data, net operating income is budgeted at $146,640 for the month and the estimated break-even sales is $438,000.

Assume that actual sales for the month total $720,000 as planned. Actual sales by product are: White, $230,400; Fragrant, $288,000; and Loonzain, $201,600.

Required:

1. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month based on the actual sales data.

2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the month based on your actual data.

• Required 1

Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month based on the actual sales data.

	Gold Star Rice, Ltd. Contribution Income Statement Product White Fragrant Loonzain Total Percentage of total sales % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

• Required 2

Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the month based on your actual data. (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Break even point in dollar sales =

Answer 1

1
	White		Fragrant		Loonzain		Total
Percentage of total sales		32%		40%		28%		100%
Sales	230400	100%	288000	100%	201600	100%	720000	100%
Variable expenses	69120	30%	230400	80%	110880	55%	410400	57%
Contribution margin	161280	70%	57600	20%	90720	45%	309600	43%
Fixed expenses							227760
Net operating income							81840
2
Break even point in dollar sales	529674	=227760/43%