CVP with Activity-Based Costing and Multiple Products Busy-Bee Baking Company produces a variety of breads....

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CVP with Activity-Based Costing and Multiple Products

Busy-Bee Baking Company produces a variety of breads. The plant manager would like to expand production into sweet rolls as well. The average price of a loaf of bread is $1. Anticipated price for a package of sweet rolls is $1.50. Costs for the new level of production are as follows:

Cost Driver Unit Variable Cost Level of Cost Driver
Loaf of bread $0.65
Package of sweet rolls $0.93
Setups $300 250
Maintenance hours $15 3,500
Other data:
Total fixed costs (traditional) $185,000
Total fixed costs (ABC) 57,500

Busy-Bee believes it can sell 600,000 loaves of bread and 200,000 packages of sweet rolls in the coming year.

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1. Prepare a contribution-margin-based income statement for next year. Be sure to show sales and variable costs by product and in total.

blank Busy-Bee Baking Company Contribution-Margin-Based Income Statement
Bread Sweet Rolls Total
Contribution marginFixed costsSalesVariable cost
$- Select - $- Select - $- Select -
Less: Contribution marginLess: Fixed costsLess: SalesLess: Variable cost
- Select - - Select - - Select -
Contribution marginFixed costsSalesVariable cost
$- Select - $- Select - $- Select -
Less: Contribution marginLess: Fixed costsLess: SalesLess: Variable cost
- Select -
Operating incomeOperating loss
$- Select -

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2. Compute the break-even sales for the company as a whole using conventional analysis. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank b7122500607eff4_1

3. Compute the break-even sales for the company as a whole using activity-based analysis. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank b7122500607eff4_2


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