Blossom Corp.’s sales slumped badly in 2020. For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company’s income statement showed the following results from selling 575,500 units of product: sales $2,877,500, total costs and expenses $2,984,880, and net loss $107,380. Costs and expenses consisted of the amounts shown below. Total Variable Fixed Cost of goods sold $2,455,420 $1,887,640 $567,780 Selling expenses 287,750 105,892 181,858 Administrative expenses 241,710 78,268 163,442 $2,984,880 $2,071,800 $913,080 Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2021. 1. Increase unit selling price 20% with no change in costs, expenses, and sales volume. 2. Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $172,650 to total salaries of $69,060 plus a 4% commission on sales. Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2020. Break-even point $ Compute the contribution margin under each of the alternative courses of action. (Round contribution margin ratio to 0 decimal places, e.g. 50%.) Contribution margin for alternative 1 %

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Blossom Corp.’s sales slumped badly in 2020. For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company’s income statement showed the following results from selling 575,500 units of product: sales $2,877,500, total costs and expenses $2,984,880, and net loss $107,380. Costs and expenses consisted of the amounts shown below.

   
Total
 
Variable
 
Fixed
Cost of goods sold   $2,455,420   $1,887,640   $567,780
Selling expenses   287,750   105,892   181,858
Administrative expenses   241,710   78,268   163,442
    $2,984,880   $2,071,800   $913,080


Management is considering the following independent alternatives for 2021.

1.   Increase unit selling price 20% with no change in costs, expenses, and sales volume.
2.   Change the compensation of salespersons from fixed annual salaries totaling $172,650 to total salaries of $69,060 plus a 4% commission on sales.

 

Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2020.

Break-even point  
$                

 

Compute the contribution margin under each of the alternative courses of action. (Round contribution margin ratio to 0 decimal places, e.g. 50%.)

Contribution margin for alternative 1  
      %
Contribution margin for alternative 2  
      %



Compute the break-even point in dollars under each of the alternative courses of action.

Break-even point for alternative 1  
$
Break-even point for alternative 2  
$                 
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