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The information I have: Total market for Microwave Ovens 5 million units Current

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The information I have:

Total market for Microwave Ovens

5 million units

Current yearly sales of Zig brand

750,000 units

Direct factory labor

$13.20 per unit (VC)

Raw materials

Salesperson’s Commissions

$50 per unit (VC)

10% of Manufactures Selling Price (VC)

All factory and administrative overheads

$2,000,000 (FC)

Retail selling price

$300 per unit

Retailers margin

20%

Jobber's margin

20%

Wholesaler’s margin

15%

Sales travel expenses

$800,000 (FC)

Advertising

$3 million (FC)

Distribution channel is Manufacturer ® Wholesaler ® Jobber ® Retailer

Questions

Answers:

Wholesaler $______________

Jobber $______________

Retailer $ ______________

Answer: $/unit ______________

Answer: (A)_________units (B) $______________

Answer: _____________%

Answer: $ ______________

Answer: $_____________

Answer: _____________%

Total market for Microwave Ovens

5 million units

Current yearly sales of Zig brand

750,000 units

Direct factory labor

$13.20 per unit (VC)

Raw materials

Salesperson’s Commissions

$50 per unit (VC)

10% of Manufactures Selling Price (VC)

All factory and administrative overheads

$2,000,000 (FC)

Retail selling price

$300 per unit

Retailers margin

20%

Jobber's margin

20%

Wholesaler’s margin

15%

Sales travel expenses

$800,000 (FC)

Advertising

$3 million (FC)

Explanation / Answer

example........................ Product cost = 1,000, I want a 20% profit margin, thus to determine the selling price, I use: 1,000 x 1.2 = 1,200. Thus 1,200 is my selling price for this product. My friend, however, uses different approach, the way he does it is as follow : 1,000 / 0.8 = 1,250. But when I double check the results, by using profit / selling price to find profit margin, my answer above does not match my result. The formula is as follow: ( profit / selling price ) * 100% = profit margin. When I put in the numbers : ( 200/ 1,200) * 100% = 16.66%. ( 250/1,250)*100% = 20%.......................................................................................... example.................... Sales (10,000 units) - 1,000,000 Cost of Sales: Direct Materials......150,000 Direct Labor............175,000 Variable Overhead.125,000 Fixed Overhead......100,000 Gross Profit - 450,000 Selling General & Admin Variable...............100,000 Fixed.......... .........225,000 Operating Income - 125,000 Contribution margin per unit? 550,000/10000 = 55 Breakeven point in units? ...........................................Contribution margin IS revenue minus variable costs. VC = Direct Materials $150,000 + Direct Labor $175,000 + Variable Overhead $125,000 + Variable SG&A $100,000 = $550,000 So CM = $1,000,000 - $550,000 = $450,000 CM per unit = $450,000/10,000 i.e. $45 Breakeven point in units = Fixed costs/CM per unit = $325,000/$45 = 7,223 units.