Question

Chester has negotiated a new labor contract for the next round that will affect the cost for their product Cozy. Labor costs will go from $1.76 to $2.26 per unit. Assume all period and variable costs as reported on Chester's Income Statement remain the same. If Chester were to pass on half the new labor costs to their customers, how many units of product Cozy would need to be sold next round to break even on the product

Answer 1

Answer:

See below

Explanation:

The above is an incomplete question. The concluding parts are assuming the following;

Selling price per unit = $54

Current total variable cost = $24.50

Total fixed cost = $69,000

New variable cost will increase by ($2.26 - $1.76)/2 = $0.25

New variable cost will be = ($24.50 + $0.25) = $24.75

Contribution margin = ($54 - $24.75) = $29.25

New fixed cost = ($0.25 × 2,339) + $69,000 = $69,585

Note:

Old break even units = $69,000/$29.5 = 2,335 units

Therefore,

New break even units

= Fixed cost/Contribution margin per unit

= $69,585/$29.5

= 2,397 units

Cozy would have to sell 2,397 units as opposed to 2,335 units in order to break even.