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Chapter 2: 1BP_a (page 145)
Shock Electronics sells portable heaters for \(35 per unit, and the variable cost to produce them is \)22. Mr. Amps estimates that the fixed costs are $97,500.
a. Compute the break-even point in units.
Break-even point of the company is 7,500 units.
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A-Rod Fishing Supplies had sales of \(2,500,000 and cost of goods sold of \)1,710,000. Selling and administrative expenses represented 10 percent of sales. Depreciation was 6 percent of the total assets of $4,680,000. What was the firm’s operating profit?
If the accounts receivable turnover ratio is decreasing, what will be happening to the average collection period?
What is the difference between book value per share of common stock and market value per share? Why does this disparity occur?
The Rogers Corporation has a gross profit of \(880,000 and \)360,000 in depreciation expense. The Evans Corporation also has \(880,000 in gross profit,
with \)60,000 in depreciation expense. Selling and administrative expense is $120,000 for each company. Given that the tax rate is 40 percent, compute the cash flow for both companies.
Explain the difference in cash flow between the two firms.
Lemon Auto Wholesalers had sales of \(1,000,000 last year, and cost of goods sold represented 78 percent of sales. Selling and administrative expenses were 12 percent of sales. Depreciation expense was \)11,000 and interest expense for the year was \(8,000. The firm’s tax rate is 30 percent.
a. Compute earnings after taxes.
b. Assume the firm hires Ms. Carr, an efficiency expert, as a consultant. She suggests that by increasing selling and administrative expenses to 14 percent of sales, sales can be increased to \)1,050,900. The extra sales effort will also reduce cost of goods sold to 74 percent of sales. (There will be a larger markup in prices as a result of more aggressive selling.) Depreciation expense will remain at \(11,000. However, more automobiles will have to be carried in inventory to satisfy customers, and interest expense will go up to \)15,800. The firm’s tax rate will remain at 30 percent. Compute revised earnings after taxes based on Ms. Carr’s suggestions for Lemon Auto Wholesalers. Will her ideas increase or decrease profitability?
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