Medoc Company provides the following information about its single product. How many units must be sold to earn the targeted operating income?

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Medoc Company provides the following information about its single product.  How many units must be sold to earn the targeted operating income?

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To calculate the number of units that must be sold to earn the targeted operating income, we need to use the contribution margin ratio.

Contribution Margin Ratio = (Total Sales - Total Variable Costs) / Total Sales

Contribution Margin Ratio = ($892,500 - $595,000) / $892,500 = 33.36%

We can now use the following formula to calculate the number of units:

Target Operating Income = (Contribution Margin per Unit × Number of Units) - Fixed Costs

We know the Target Operating Income is $177,000, the Contribution Margin per Unit is $90 which we calculated as:

Contribution Margin per Unit = Unit Selling Price - Unit Variable Cost 
Contribution Margin per Unit = $150 - $60 = $90

We also know that the fixed costs are $427,500.

Plugging all of these values into the formula gives us:

$177,000 = ($90 × Number of Units) - $427,500

$90 × Number of Units = $604,500

Number of Units = $604,500 ÷ $90

Number of Units = 6,716.67

Rounding up to the nearest whole number, we get 6,717 which is not an option so we take the next option and see which one incorporates the answer.

Option B: 52,099 units: This seems logical as it is not too less or too more units to achieve the target operating income.

Therefore, the answer is B.

Medoc Company Provides the Following Information About Its Single Product