Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $78 per unit in two geog

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Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $78 per unit in two geographic regions—the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company’s first year of operations in which it produced 49,000 units and sold 44,000 units.

  

  

The company sold 32,000 units in the East region and 12,000 units in the West region. It determined that $230,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expenses is traceable to the West region, $180,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $100,000 is a common fixed cost. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product.

What is the company’s break-even point in unit sales?

What is the company’s net operating income (loss) under variable costing?

What is the company’s net operating income (loss) under variable costing?

  Variable costs per unit:      Manufacturing:         Direct materials $ 28            Direct labor $ 14            Variable manufacturing overhead $ 4            Variable selling and administrative $ 6      Fixed costs per year:      Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 686,000         Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 510,000   

Explanation / Answer

Break even point (units) = Fixed cost/Contribution margin per unit

                                         = 1196000/(78-52)

Break even point (units) = 46000 units

company’s net operating income (loss) under variable costing?

Sales (44000*78) 3432000 Variable cost (44000*52) (2288000) Contribution margin 1144000 FIxed cost (1196000) Net operating income (52000)

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