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Q 3 Jassim Compagny is producing only one product. Two types of direct materials

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Q 3 Jassim Compagny is producing only one product. Two types of direct materials are used to produce this product direct material type A and direct material type B.

The estimated data for Jassim Compagny is as following:

Sales                                                                                       $90,000

Costs:

Direct materials type A                             $40,000

Hourly employees                                      15,000

Manager’s salary                                        10,000

Direct materials type B                                 5,000

Marketing                                                   10,000

Total Costs                                                                   80,000

Budgeted pretax profit                                                        $    10,000

            The marketing costs include $5,000 that does not change with the change in sales volumes.  The income tax rate is 20%.

a.   Compute the revenues needed to achieve a target after-tax income of $30,000.

b.   What is the margin of safety in revenue?

  

Explanation / Answer

Sales revenue- Breakeven Point

90000-54000

$                                                      36,000.00

Sales $90,000 Variable Costs: Direct materials type A $40,000 Hourly employees                                       $15,000 Direct materials type B $5,000 Marketing $5,000 Contribution Margin $25,000 Contribution Margin ratio                                                       0.27777778 Target-Post tax Profit $                                                      30,000.00 Tax rate 20% Pre tax Profit to be achieved(30000/100%-20%) $                                                      37,500.00 Calculation of fixed Cost Manager’s salary $                                                      10,000.00 Marketing   $                                                        5,000.00 Fixed Cost $                                                      15,000.00 Revenue required to achieved target income 15000+37500/0.27777778 $                                                    189,000.00 Calculation of Breakeven Point Formula Fixed cost/Contribution margin ratio 15000/0.27777778 Breakeven Point $                                                      54,000.00 Calculation of margin of safety Formula

Sales revenue- Breakeven Point

90000-54000

margin of safety

$                                                      36,000.00