Purchase Solution

Break even analysis and current margin of safety

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Contribution Margin Concepts The following information is taken from the 2007 records of Navajo Art Shop.
Fixed Variable Total
Sales $750,000
- Goods sold $300,000
Gross profit 450,000
Costs
Goods sold
Labor $160,000 60,000
Supplies 2,000 5,000
Utilities 12,000 13,000
Rent 24,000 —
Advertising 6,000 24,500
Miscellaneous 6,000 10,000
Total costs $210,000 $112,500 (322,500)
Net income $127,500

Required
a. Determine the annual break-even dollar sales volume.
b. Determine the current margin of safety in dollars.
c. What is the annual break-even dollar sales volume if management makes a decision that increases fixed costs by $35,000?

Attachments
Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

The solution examines a break even analysis and a current margin of safety. The annual break-even dollar sales volume if management makes a decision to increased fixed cost is determined.

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Team Development Strategies

This quiz will assess your knowledge of team-building processes, learning styles, and leadership methods. Team development is essential to creating and maintaining high performing teams.

Transformational Leadership

This quiz covers the topic of transformational leadership. Specifically, this quiz covers the theories proposed by James MacGregor Burns and Bernard Bass. Students familiar with transformational leadership should easily be able to answer the questions detailed below.

Introduction to Finance

This quiz test introductory finance topics.

Lean your Process

This quiz will help you understand the basic concepts of Lean.

Understanding Management

This quiz will help you understand the dimensions of employee diversity as well as how to manage a culturally diverse workforce.