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Break-Even Analysis; Target Profit; Margin of Safety; eM RatioPringle Company distributes...

Break-Even Analysis; Target Profit; Margin of Safety; eM Ratio

Pringle Company distributes a single product. The company’s sales and expenses for a recent month follow:

 

Total

Per Unit

Sales

$600,000

$40

Variable expenses

420,000

28

Contribution margin

180,000

$12

Fixed expenses

150,000

 

Net operating income

$ 30,000

 

Required:

1. What the monthly break-even point in units sold and in sales dollars?

2. without resorting to computations. what is  the total contribution margin at the break-even point?

3. How many units would have to be sold each month to cam a target profit of $18,000? Use the formula method. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution. format income statement at the target level of sales.

4. Refer to the original data. Compute the company's margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms.

5. What is the company's CM ratio? If monthly sales increase by $80.000 and there is no change

in fixed expenses. by how  much would you expect monthly net operating income to increase?

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