Principles of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305087408
Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 8P
The production of a new product required Zion Manufacturing Co. to lease additional plant facilities. Based on studies, the following data have been made available: Estimated annual sales—24,000 units
Selling expenses are expected to be 5% of sales, and net income is to amount to $2.00 per unit.
Required:
- 1. Calculate the selling price per unit. (Hint: Let “X” equal the selling price and express selling expense as a percentage of “X.”)
- 2. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016.
- 3. Calculate the break-even point expressed in dollars and in units, assuming that administrative expense and factory overhead are all fixed but other costs are fully variable.
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