Watson company has monthly fixed costs of $83,000 and a 40% contribution margin ratio. if the company has set a target monthly i

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Watson company has monthly fixed costs of $83,000 and a 40% contribution margin ratio. if the company has set a target monthly i

ncome of $15,000, what dollar amount of sales must be made to produce the target income? $207,500 $170,000 $39,200 $245,000 $37,300

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qaws [65] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-29T06:01:09+03:00

qaws [65]2 years ago

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The formula is:
Target sales = ( Fixed Costs + Target monthly income ) / Contribution margin ratio
Target sales = ( $83,000 + $15,000 ) / 0.4 =
= $98,000 / 0.4 = $245,000
Answer:
D ) $245,000 must be made to produce the target income.