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need help with 4,5,6, and 7. Cant get it right.
Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions
Kearney Company, operating at full capacity, sold 107,100 units at a price of $63 per unit during 20Y5. Its income statement for 20Y5 is as follows:
Line Item Description Amount
Sales $6,747,300
Cost of goods sold (2,394,000)
Gross profit $4,353,300
Expenses:
Selling expenses $1,197,000
Administrative expenses 714,000
Total expenses (1,911,000)
Operating income $2,442,300
The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows:
Line Item Description Fixed Variable
Cost of goods sold 40%60%
Selling expenses 50%50%
Administrative expenses 70%30%
Management is considering a plant expansion program that will permit an increase of $567,000(9,000 units at $63 per unit) in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $75,600, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
Instructions:
1. Determine for 20Y5 the total fixed costs and the total variable costs.
Total fixed costs fill in the blank 1 of 2$
2,055,900
Total variable costs fill in the blank 2 of 2$
2,249,100
2. Determine for 20Y5(a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin.
a. Unit variable cost fill in the blank 1 of 2$
21
per unit
b. Unit contribution margin fill in the blank 2 of 2$
42
per unit
3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for 20Y5.
fill in the blank 1 of 1
49,444
units
4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program.
fill in the blank 1 of 1
units
5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $2,442,300 of operating income that was earned in 20Y5.
fill in the blank 1 of 1
units
6. Determine the maximum operating income possible with the expanded plant.
fill in the blank 1 of 1$
7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the 20Y5 level, what will be the operating income or loss for 20Y6?
fill in the blank 1 of 2$
fill in the blank 2 of 2
Income
8. Assuming a lack of market research, disadvantages for expanding the plant include all of the following except:
a. The break-even point increases.
b. The sales necessary to maintain the current income from operations must increase in excess of 20Y5 sales.
c. If future sales remain at the 20Y5 level, the income from operations will decline.
d. The maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant is less than the current income from operations.

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