Question: Gilbert’s Steel Parts produces parts for the automobile industry. Thecompany has monthly fixed costs of \(640,220 and a contribution margin of85% of revenues.
Requirements
1. Compute Gilbert’s monthly breakeven sales in dollars. Use the contributionmargin ratio approach.
2. Use contribution margin income statements to compute Gilbert’s monthlyoperating income or operating loss if revenues are \)500,000 and if they are$1,050,000.
3. Do the results in Requirement 2 make sense given the breakeven sales youcomputed in Requirement 1? Explain.