Mary Willis is the advertising manager for Bargain Shoe Store. She is currently working on a major promotional campaign. Her ideas include the installation of a new lighting system and increased display space that will add $57,600 in fixed costs to the $387,600 currently spent. In addition, Mary is proposing that a 5% price decrease ($60 to $57) will produce a 20% increase in sales volume (20,000 to 24,000). Variable costs will remain at $36 per pair of shoes. Management is impressed with Maryâs ideas but concerned about the effects that these changes will have on the break-even point and the margin of safety.

Q1) Compute the current break-even point in units, and compare it to the break-even point in units if Maryâs ideas are used. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,225.)

Q2) Compute the margin of safety ratio for current operations and after Maryâs changes are introduced. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15%.))

Q3Prepare a CVP income statement for current operations and after Maryâs changes are introduced.

Answer:

1. Current BEP is 16,150 units that increases to 21,200 units.

2. Current margin of safety is 19% that falls to 12%

Explanation:

1. Current break-even point = Fixed cost / contribution margin

Fixed cost = $387600

Contribution margin = Sales price - variable cost

                                    = 60 - 36 = $24

Current BEP = 387600 / 24 = 16,150 units

BEP if Maryas ideas are used:

Fixed cost = 57600 + 387600 = $445,200

Contribution margin = 57 - 36 = $21

BEP = 445200 / 21 = 21,200 units

BEP increases to 21,200 units from 16,150 units in case Maryas ideas are used.

2. Current Margin of safety Ratio = Actual sales - BEP / Actual sales

                                                          = 20,000 - 16,150 / 20,000

                                                           = 3850/20000

                                                           = 0.1925 or 19%

Margin if safety if Maryas ideas used = 24000 - 21200 / 24000

                                                                 = 2800/24000

                                                                 = 0.1167 or 12%

Margin of safety falls to 12% from 19% if Maryas ideas are used.

3. Current income statement

Sales (20,000 * 60)                 $1,200,000

less: Variable expense            $720,000

(20,000*36)

Contribution margin                 $480,000

less Fixed expense                    $387,600

Net income                                $92,400

Income statement after Maryas ideas

Sales (24,000 * 57)                 $1,368,000

less: Variable expense            $864,000

(24,000*36)

Contribution margin                 $504,000

less Fixed expense                    $445,200

Net income                                $58,800

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Required:
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Standard Costs Actual Costs
Direct materials 100,000 lbs. at $6.40 101,000 lbs. at $6.50
Direct labor 2,080 hrs. at $15.75 2,000 hrs. at $15.40
Factory overhead Rates per direct labor hr.,
based on 100% of normal capacity of 2,000 direct
labor hrs.:
Variable cost, $4.00 $8,200 variable cost
Fixed cost, $6.00 $12,000 fixed cost

Each tire requires 0.5 hour of direct labor.

Required:
a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance.
b. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance.
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6.
Jane's Juice Bar has the following cost schedules:
Quantity
Variable Cost
Total Cost
O vats of juice
1
2.
3
4
5
$ 0
10
25
45
70
100
135
$ 30
40
55
75
100
130
165
6
a. Calculate average variable cost, average total
cost, and marginal cost for each quantity.
b. Graph all three curves. What is the
relationship between the marginal-cost
curve and the average-total-cost curve?
Between the marginal-cost curve and the
average-variable-cost curve? Explain.

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October 9 Return 15 defective units from the October 4 purchase and receive credit.
October 12 Pay Waluigi Co. in full.
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October 19 Receive full payment from customers related to the sale on October 15.
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Required:
Assuming that Bowser Co, uses a FIFO perpetual inventory system to maintain its inventory records, record the transactions.

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a. reward
b. transformational
c. referent
d. coercive

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b. satisfy customer needs
C. develop new products
d. meet government requirements

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TEAL MOUNTAIN INC.
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales revenue $402,900
Cost of goods sold 256,700
Gross profit 146,200
Expenses (including $ 10,200 interest and $29,600 income taxes) 89,200
Net income $57,000
Additional information:
1. Common stock outstanding January 1, 2017, was 30,000 shares, and 39,000 shares were outstanding at December 31, 2017.
2. The market price of Teal Mountain stock was $15 in 2017.
3. Cash dividends of $24,700 were paid, $ 6,500 of which were to preferred stockholders.
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(a) Earnings per share $_____
(b) Price-earnings ratio _____ times
(c) Payout ratio _____ %
(d) Times interest earned _____ times

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3. Differences between the 2021 income statement and tax return are listed below:

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Required:
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