Reference no: EM132584381
RadCliff Inc manufactures and sells a single product. Current sales are 12,000 units per year. Data for the current year is reflected below.
Selling Price per Unit $75
Manufacturing Costs
Direct Materials $15 per unit
Direct Labor $8 per unit
Variable Overhead $4 per unit
Fixed Overhead $200,000 per year
Non-Manufacturing Costs
Variable selling and administrative $3 per unit
Fixed selling and administrative $250,000 per year
REQUIRED:
Question 1: Compute the number of units that RadCliff must sell annually to break-even
Question 2: Compute the dollar margin of safety
The company is considerable implementing the following simultaneous changes.
- Reduce the selling price per unit to $72.00
- Increase advertising budget which will increase the fixed selling expenses by $20,000 per year.
- Use a new supplier of materials. Direct material costs will decrease by 20% by using the new supplier.
- If these changes are implemented, the company believes that units sold will increase from 12,000 units to 15,000 units per year.
Question 3: Compute the new break-even point in units
Question 4: Compute the new dollar margin of safety
Question 5: Compute the change in net operating income
Question 6: Would you advise management to implement these changes? Why or why not?