Determining the break-even point and preparing a contribution
Determining the break-even point and preparing a contribution
margin income statement
Lucent Manufacturing Company makes a product that it sells for $75 per unit. The company
incurs variablemanufacturing costs of$30 per unit. Variable selling expenses are $9 per unit,
annual fixed manufacturing costs are $240,000, and fixed selling and administrative costsare
$165,000 per year.
Required
Determine the break-even point in units and dollars using each of the following approaches:
a.
Equation method.
b.
Contribution margin per unit.
c.
Confirm your results bypreparing a contribution margin income statement for the break-
even sales volume.
Answer must be in Excel and formulas are required