Sunday, June 20, 2010

15-13A Break-even Point and Operating Leverage Allison Radios manufactures a complete line of radio and communication equipment for law enforcement

FIN 370

Axia College of University of Phoenix (UoP)

Financial Management: Principles and Applications by Keown

Chapter Study Questions
Resource: Chapter 15 of the Financial Management: Principles and Applications text, by Keown.

15-13A. (Break-even point and operating leverage) Allison Radios manufactures a complete line of radio and communication equipment for law enforcement agencies. The average selling price of its finished product is $180 per unit. The variable cost for these same units is $126. Allison Radios incurs fixed costs of $540,000 per year.
a. What is the break-even point in units for the company?
b. What is the dollar sales volume the firm must achieve in order to reach the break-even point?
c. What would be the firm’s profit or loss at the following units of production sold: 12,000 units? 15,000 units? 20,000 units?
d. Find the degree of operating leverage for the production and sales levels given in part (c).

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