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UDGET ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE COMING YEAR: 1. Before the business begins, you will t

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UDGET ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE COMING YEAR: 1. Before the business begins, you will take S5,000 cash from your savings account to invest in the business. You will protect yourself by organizing as a corporation, with yourself as the only stockholder 2. Before the business begins, it will buy a computer, printer, and software package that together cost $5,200. Your parents have agreed to lend the business $5,200 cash so that the business can pay for the equipment and software. The business plans to repay your parents on January 31, 2018. Your parents do not expect any interest but require you to sign a promissory note The beginning balance sheet for your business is presented on the following page rachne, Inc Balance Sheet January 1, 2017 Assets Current Assets Cash $5,000 Long-term Assets Equipment Less Accumulated Depreciation 5,200 0 5,200 Total Assets Liabilities and Stockholder's Equit S0 Current Liabilities Long-term Liabilities 5,200 $5,200 Note Pavable Total Liabilities Stockholder's Equity Common Stock Retained Earnings $5,000 0 5,000 Total Liabilities Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equit 3. Starting January 1, 2017, the business will charge $40 per hour for design work and bill clients as each job is completed. You expect that by December 31, 2017, the end of the fiscal year, 70% of clients will have paid the business in cash. You expect that the rest will pay by January 31, 2018 4. The business will hire an assistant to help with general office work. The assistant will earn $15 per hour and will work exactly the same hours that you work. The assistant will be paid for each month's work on the fifth day of the month following the month when the work is done. For the sake of simplicity, treat the assistant as an independent contractor rather than an employee. This means that you do not have to worry about withholding or matching payroll taxes. Assume that hours worked in (round to nearest whole hour) of the total hours for the year 2017 are expected to total 10% 5. The business will purchase office supplies for cash of $1,800 in lanuary 2017 6. On March 1, the business will pay cash of $1,500 for a one-year liability insurance policy.

Explanation / Answer

Arachne, Inc.

Budgeted Income Statement

For the year ended December 31, 2017

Hours Worked

907 hours

Per hour

Total

Revenue

40

$        36,280

Variable Expenses

Wages

15

$        13,605

Total Variable Expenses

$        19,605

Contribution Margin

$        16,675

Fixed Expenses

Supplies

$          1,800

Advertisement Expense

$          6,000

Insurance Policy

$          1,500

Dividend

$          2,500

Total Fixed Expenses

$        11,800

Operatig Income

$          4,875

1. Break Even

Fixed Expenses

$        11,800

Contribution Margin

35

Break even Hours

                 337

2. Margin of Safety in Hours

Break Even Sales

                 337

Projected Sales

                 907

Margin of Safety

                 570

3. Increase in Total Contribution Margin if hours worked increase by 10%

Hours Worked

907

Increase by 10%

998

Sales

40

$        39,908

Variable Expenses

Wages

15

$        14,970

Total Variable Expenses

$        14,970

Contribution Margin

$        24,938

Contribution Margin before

$        16,675

Increase in Contribution Margin

49.55%

5. Increase in Operating Income if hours worked increase by 10%

Contribution Margin

$        24,938

Fixed Expenses

Supplies

$          1,800

Advertisement Expense

$          6,000

Insurance Policy

$          1,500

Dividend

$          2,500

Total Fixed Expenses

$        11,800

Operatig Income

$        13,138

Operatig Income before

$          4,875

Increase in Operating Income

169.50%

Arachne, Inc.

Budgeted Income Statement

For the year ended December 31, 2017

Hours Worked

907 hours

Per hour

Total

Revenue

40

$        36,280

Variable Expenses

Wages

15

$        13,605

Total Variable Expenses

$        19,605

Contribution Margin

$        16,675

Fixed Expenses

Supplies

$          1,800

Advertisement Expense

$          6,000

Insurance Policy

$          1,500

Dividend

$          2,500

Total Fixed Expenses

$        11,800

Operatig Income

$          4,875

1. Break Even

Fixed Expenses

$        11,800

Contribution Margin

35

Break even Hours

                 337

2. Margin of Safety in Hours

Break Even Sales

                 337

Projected Sales

                 907

Margin of Safety

                 570

3. Increase in Total Contribution Margin if hours worked increase by 10%

Hours Worked

907

Increase by 10%

998

Sales

40

$        39,908

Variable Expenses

Wages

15

$        14,970

Total Variable Expenses

$        14,970

Contribution Margin

$        24,938

Contribution Margin before

$        16,675

Increase in Contribution Margin

49.55%

5. Increase in Operating Income if hours worked increase by 10%

Contribution Margin

$        24,938

Fixed Expenses

Supplies

$          1,800

Advertisement Expense

$          6,000

Insurance Policy

$          1,500

Dividend

$          2,500

Total Fixed Expenses

$        11,800

Operatig Income

$        13,138

Operatig Income before

$          4,875

Increase in Operating Income

169.50%