Break-Even Sales BeerBev, Inc., reported the following operating information for
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Question
Break-Even Sales BeerBev, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year: Net sales $2,496,000 Cost of goods sold $624,000 Selling, general and administration 260,000 $884,000 Income from operations $ 1,612,000 In addition, assume that BeerBev sold 26,000 barrels of beer during the year. Assume that variable costs were 75% of the cost of goods sold and 50% of selling, general and administration expenses. Assume that the remaining costs are fixed. For the following year, assume that BeerBev expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $8,600. a. Compute the break-even sales (barrels) for the current year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. barrels b. Compute the anticipated break-even sales (barrels) for the following year. Round to the nearest whole barrel. barrels
Explanation / Answer
Cost of goods sold: Variable cost per unit 18 =(624000*75%)/26000 Fixed 156000 =624000*25% Selling, general and administration: Variable 5 =(260000*50%)/26000 Fixed 130000 =260000*50% Unit contribution margin = (2496000/26000)-18-5= 73 a Break-even sales (barrels) = (156000+130000)/73= 3918 b Break-even sales (barrels) = (156000+130000+8600)/73= 4036