Reference no: EM132095198

Problem 1 - Best Harmonica Company manufactures and sells harmonicas to distributors. The model they produce sells to the distributors for $8.00 each. Following are cost estimates:

Sales	$3,480,000
Direct materials	543,750
Direct labor	761,250
Manufacturing overhead-variable	152,250
Manufacturing overhead-fixed	640,000
Selling expenses-variable	78,300
Selling expenses-fixed	300,000
Administrative expenses-variable	47,850
Administrative expenses-fixed	185,000

Instructions -

A. Prepare a CVP income statement based on these cost estimates.

B. Commute contribution margin ratio.

C. Compute the break-even point in (1) units and (2) dollars.

D. Compute the margin of safety ratio.

E. Determine the sales dollars required to earn net income of $1,000,000.

Problem 2 - FACTS:

1. Elliott Incorporated manufactures garden tools, and although the manufacturing equipment is perfectly functional, it is not modern.

2. Upgrading to modern equipment would speed up the manufacturing process such that direct labor and variable manufacturing costs would be reduced by 40% on a per-unit basis. Hint: You do not need current units produced to calculate this problem.

3. The cost of such an upgrade would equal $1,500,000 per year for depreciation and financing costs net of tax benefits of these costs.

4. The additional costs would be accounted for as fixed manufacturing overhead.

5. Elliott is currently operating at full capacity and management believes they could increase sales to $6,000,000 at current prices if they had additional capacity.

Elliott's current sales and costs are as follows:

Sales	$4,500,000
Direct materials	780,000
Direct labor	1,540,000
Manufacturing overhead-variable	364,500
Manufacturing overhead-fixed	750,000
Selling expenses-variable	90,000
Selling expenses-fixed	250,000
Administrative expenses-variable	60,000
Administrative expenses-fixed	200,000

a. Prepare a CVP for Elliott based on the current production.

b. Compute contribution margin ratio for current production.

c. Compute breakeven dollars for current production.

d. Prepare a CVP based on the proposed equipment upgrade.

e. Compute contribution margin ratio based on the proposed equipment upgrade.

f. Compute breakeven dollars for current production.

g. Should Elliott proceed with the proposed upgrade?