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Klyne Corporation manufactures pharmaceutical products that are sold through a n

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Question

Klyne Corporation manufactures pharmaceutical products that are sold through a network of sales agents. The agents are paid a commission of 22% of sales. The income statement for the year ending December 31, 2017, is as follows: KLYNE CORPORATION Income Statememt For the Year Ending December 31, 2017 Sales $ 28,000,000 Cost of goods sold Variable $ 13,720,000 2874,00016,594,000 Gross margin Selling and marketing expenses 11,406,000 Commissions Fixed costs 6,160,000 3,320,000 9,480,000 Operating income $1,926,000 Klyne is considering hiring its own sales staff to replace the network of agents. Klyne will pay its salespeople a commission of 10% and incur fixed costs of $2,084,000.

Explanation / Answer

3.

Using Sales Agents

Using Own Sales Force

Revenues (A)

Variable Costs

Cost of goods sold—variable

Marketing commissions

Contribution margin (B)

Fixed Costs (C )

Commission

fixed cost

Operating income (OI)

Contribution margin percentage (CMP) (B/A)

Breakeven revenues (C/CMP)

Degree of operating leverage ( B/OI)

4.

Fixed marketing costs = $5,404,000

Operating income = Revenues-Costs manufavturing variable - costs manufacturing fixed - costs marketing variable- costs marketing fixed

Using Sales Agents

Using Own Sales Force

Revenues (A)

28,000,000 28,000,000

Variable Costs

Cost of goods sold—variable

13,720,000 13,720,000

Marketing commissions

6,160,000 19,880,000 2,800,000 16,520,000

Contribution margin (B)

8,120,000 11,480,000

Fixed Costs (C )

Commission

3,320,000 5,404,000

fixed cost

2,874,000 6,194,000 2,874,000 8,278,000

Operating income (OI)

1,926,000 3,202,000

Contribution margin percentage (CMP) (B/A)

29.00% 41.00%

Breakeven revenues (C/CMP)

21358620.69 20190243.9

Degree of operating leverage ( B/OI)

4.22 3.59