Question

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] This year Burchard Company sold 34,000 units of its only product for $18.20 per unit. Manufacturing and selling the product required $119.000 of fixed manufacturing costs and $179,000 of fixed selling and administrative costs. Its per unit variable costs follow. Material Direct labor (paid on the basis of completed units) Variable overhead costs Variable selling and administrative costs $ 3.90 2.90 0.39 0.19 Next year the company will use new material, which will reduce material costs by 50% and direct labor costs by 50% and will not affect product quality or marketability Management is considering an increase in the unit selling price to reduce the number of units sold because the factory's output is nearing its annual output capacity of 39,000 units. Two plans are being considered. Under plan 1, the company will keep the selling price at the current level and sell the same volume as last year. This plan will increase income because of the reduced costs from using the new material. Under plan 2. the company will increase the selling price by 20%. This plan will decrease unit sales volume by 5%. Under both plans 1 and 2 the total fixed costs and the variable costs per unit for overhead and for selling and administrative costs will remain the same 2. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement with two columns showing the expected results of plan 1 and plan 2 The statements should report sales, total variable costs, contribution margin, total fixed costs, Income before taxes, Income taxes (30% rate), and net income.

Answer 1

a.

Burchard Co.	.
Forecasted contribution margin income statement	.
	Plan 1	Plan 2
Number of units	34000	32300
Sales	$618800	$705432
Variable cost	135320	135320
Contribution Margin	$483480	$570112
Fixed cost	298000	298000
Income before tax	$185480	$272112
Income tax	55644	81633.6
Net Income	$179836	$190478.40

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Plan 1

Number of units	34000
Sales	18.20 * 34000 = 618800
Variable cost:
Direct material	(3.9 - 50% ) * 34000 = 66300
Direct Labor	(2.9 - 50%) * 34000 = 49300
Variable manufacturing overhead	0.39 * 34000 = 13260
variable selling and administration	0.19*34000 = 6460
Total variable cost	66300+49300+13260+6460 =135320
Contribution Margin	618800-135320 = 483480
Fixed expenses	119000 + 179000 = 298000
Income Before tax	185480
Income tax	185480*30% = 55644
Net income	129836

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Plan B

Number of units	34000
Sales   (34000 -5%) * (18.20+20%)	= 705432
Variable cost:
Direct material	(3.9 - 50% ) * 34000 = 66300
Direct Labor	(2.9 - 50%) * 34000 = 49300
Variable manufacturing overhead	0.39 * 34000 = 13260
variable selling and administration	0.19*34000 = 6460
Total variable cost	66300+49300+13260+6460 =135320
Contribution Margin	705432 -135320 = 570112
Fixed expenses	119000 + 179000 = 298000
Income Before tax	272112
Income tax	272112*30% = 81633.6
Net income	190478.40