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Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc., makes a single product—a handmade specialty barbecue g

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Question

Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc., makes a single product—a handmade specialty barbecue grill that it sells for $300. Data for last year’s operations follow:

  

  Units in beginning inventory

0

  Units produced

10,300

  Units sold

8,700

  Units in ending inventory

1,600

  Variable costs per unit:

      Direct materials

$   60

      Direct labor

40

      Variable manufacturing overhead

10

      Variable selling and administrative

30

      Total variable cost per unit

$ 140

  Fixed costs:

      Fixed manufacturing overhead

$

220,000

      Fixed selling and administrative

900,000

      Total fixed costs

$

1,120,000

  

Required:

1.

Assume that the company uses variable costing. Compute the unit product cost for one barbecue grill.

2.

Assume that the company uses variable costing. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year.

3.

What is the company’s break-even point in terms of the number of barbecue grills sold?

Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc., makes a single product—a handmade specialty barbecue grill that it sells for $300. Data for last year’s operations follow:

Explanation / Answer

1)

The product cost is as follows:

Particulars

Amount

Direct materials

60

Direct labour

40

Variable manufacturing overhead

10

Product cost per unit

110

2)

Income statement is as follows:

Particulars

Amount

Sales per unit

300

Less:

Product cost per unit

110

Variable admin expense

30

Contribution

160

Total contribution

1,392,000

Less:

Fixed manufacturing overhead

220,000

Fixed selling and admin expense

900,000

Net income

272,000

The net profit is 272,000.

3)

Break even sales = Fixed costs/Contribution per unit

=1,120,000/160

=7,000 units

Particulars

Amount

Direct materials

60

Direct labour

40

Variable manufacturing overhead

10

Product cost per unit

110

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