Penury Company offers two products. At present, the following represents the usual results of a...

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Penury Company offers two products. At present, the following represents the usual results of a month's operations:

Product K Product L
Per Per Combined
Amount Unit Amount Unit Amount
Sales revenue.................... $120,000 $1.20 $80,000 $0.80 $200,000
Variable expenses............. 60,000 0.60 60,000 0.60 120,000
Contribution margin......... $ 60,000 $0.60 $20,000 $0.20 80,000
Fixed expenses.................. 50,000
Net operating income....... $ 30,000

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  1. Find the break-even point in terms of dollars.
  2. Find the margin of safety in terms of dollars.
  3. The company is considering decreasing product K's unit sales to 80,000 and increasing product L's unit sales to 180,000, leaving unchanged the selling price per unit, variable expense per unit, and total fixed expenses. Would you advise adopting this plan?
  4. Refer to (c) above. Under the new plan, find the break-even point in terms of dollars.
  5. Under the new plan in (c) above, find the margin of safety in percentage.

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