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Part B: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Belli-Pitt, Inc, produces a single product. The results of the company's operations for a typical month are summarized in contribution format as follows:

Sales................................... $540,000

Variable expenses.............. 360,000

Contribution margin .......... 180,000

Fixed expenses .................. 120,000

Net operating income ........ $ 60,000

The company produced and sold 120,000 kilograms of product during the month. There were no beginning or ending inventories.

Questions:

A. Given the present situation, compute

1) The break-even sales in kilograms.

2) The break-even sales in dollars.

3) The sales in kilograms that would be required to produce net operating income of $90,000.

4) The margin of safety in dollars.

B. An important part of processing is performed by a machine that is currently being leased for $20,000 per month. Belli-Pitt has been offered an arrangement whereby it would pay $0.10 royalty per kilogram processed by the machine rather than the monthly lease.

1) Should the company choose the lease or the royalty plan?

2) Under the royalty plan compute break-even point in kilograms.

3) Under the royalty plan compute break-even point in dollars.

4) Under the royalty plan determine the sales in kilograms that would be required to produce net operating income of $90,000.

Part B: Cost

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Volume

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Profit Analysis

Belli

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Pitt, Inc, produces a single product. The results of the company's operations for a typical month are

summarized in contribution format as follows:

Sales................................... $540,000

Variable expenses.............. 360,000

Contribution

margin .......... 180,000

Fixed expenses .................. 120,000

Net operating income ........ $ 60,000

The company produced and sold 120,000 kilograms of product during the month. There were no

beginning or ending inventories.

Questions

:

A.

Given the p

resent situation, compute

1)

The break

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even sales in kilograms.

2)

The break

-

even sales in dollars.

3)

The sales in kilograms that would be required to produce net operating income of $90,000.

4)

The margin of safety in dollars.

B.

An important part of pro

cessing is performed by a machine that is currently being leased for

$20,000 per month. Belli

-

Pitt has been offered an arrangement whereby it would pay $0.10

royalty per kilogram processed by the machine rather than the monthly lease.

1)

Should the company

choose the lease or the royalty plan?

2)

Under the royalty plan compute break

-

even point in kilograms.

3)

Under the royalty plan compute break

-

even point in dollars.

4)

Under the royalty plan determine the sales in kilograms that would be required to prod

uce

net operating income of $90,000.

Part B: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Belli-Pitt, Inc, produces a single product. The results of the company's operations for a typical month are

summarized in contribution format as follows:

Sales................................... $540,000

Variable expenses.............. 360,000

Contribution margin .......... 180,000

Fixed expenses .................. 120,000

Net operating income ........ $ 60,000

The company produced and sold 120,000 kilograms of product during the month. There were no

beginning or ending inventories.

Questions:

A. Given the present situation, compute

1) The break-even sales in kilograms.

2) The break-even sales in dollars.

3) The sales in kilograms that would be required to produce net operating income of $90,000.

4) The margin of safety in dollars.

B. An important part of processing is performed by a machine that is currently being leased for

$20,000 per month. Belli-Pitt has been offered an arrangement whereby it would pay $0.10

royalty per kilogram processed by the machine rather than the monthly lease.

1) Should the company choose the lease or the royalty plan?

2) Under the royalty plan compute break-even point in kilograms.

3) Under the royalty plan compute break-even point in dollars.

4) Under the royalty plan determine the sales in kilograms that would be required to produce

net operating income of $90,000.