Product Blue Product Red   £ £ Selling 12.00 24.00 Variable cost 4.00 8.00 Contribution margin 8.00 16.00 Fixed cost apportioned 200,000 400,000 Budget sales units 140,000 60,000   Required: a) Calculate the breakeven points, for each product and the company as a whole and comment on your findings b)  Discuss the merits and demerits of the cost volume profit analysis (CVP)

Principles of Cost Accounting
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Product Blue

Product Red

 

£

£

Selling

12.00

24.00

Variable cost

4.00

8.00

Contribution margin

8.00

16.00

Fixed cost apportioned

200,000

400,000

Budget sales units

140,000

60,000

 

Required:

a) Calculate the breakeven points, for each product and the company as a whole and comment on your findings

b)  Discuss the merits and demerits of the cost volume profit analysis (CVP)

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