Chapter 21 Accounting

Ballywide Company, operating at full capacity, sold 92,240 units at a price of $140 per unit during 2013. Its income
statement for 2013 is as follows:   
    
Sales  12,913,600 
Cost of goods sold  5,000,000 
Gross profit  7,913,600 
Expenses:   
Selling expenses 2,800,000  
Administrative expenses 1,720,000  
Total expenses  4,520,000 
Income from operations  3,393,600 
    
The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows: 
    
 FixedVariable 
Cost of Sales45%55% 
Selling expense55%45% 
Administrative expense65%35%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  a.  Determine for 2013 the total fixed costs and the total variable costs.b.  Determine for 2013 (1) the unit variable cost and (2) the unit contribution margin.c.  Compute the break‐even sales in units for 2013.d.  Compute the break‐even sales in units under the proposed program.f.  Determine the maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant.h.  Based on the data given, would you recommend accepting the proposal?e.  Determine the amount of sales in units that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the  $3,393,600 of income from operations that was earned in 2013.g.  If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the 2013 level, what will the income or loss from operations be for 2014?