
Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting 4th Edition by Maryanne Mowen, Don Hansen, Dan Heitger
Edition 4ISBN: 978-0324380767
Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting 4th Edition by Maryanne Mowen, Don Hansen, Dan Heitger
Edition 4ISBN: 978-0324380767 Exercise 3
Sales Needed to Earn Target Income
Head-First Company plans to sell 5,000 bicycle helmets at $75 each in the coming year. Variable cost is 60% of the sales price; contribution margin is 40% of the sales price. Total fixed cost equals $49,500 (includes fixed factory overhead and fixed selling and administrative expense).
Required:
1. Calculate the sales revenue that Head-First must make to earn operating income of $81,900 by using the point in sales equation.
2. Check your answer by preparing a contribution margin income statement based on the sales dollars calculated in Requirement 1.
Head-First Company plans to sell 5,000 bicycle helmets at $75 each in the coming year. Variable cost is 60% of the sales price; contribution margin is 40% of the sales price. Total fixed cost equals $49,500 (includes fixed factory overhead and fixed selling and administrative expense).
Required:
1. Calculate the sales revenue that Head-First must make to earn operating income of $81,900 by using the point in sales equation.
2. Check your answer by preparing a contribution margin income statement based on the sales dollars calculated in Requirement 1.
Explanation
1. Calculation of sales to ear...
Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting 4th Edition by Maryanne Mowen, Don Hansen, Dan Heitger
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