Mary Willis is the advertising manager for Bargain shoe Store. She is currently working on a major promotional campaign. Her ideas include the installation of a new lighting system and increased display space that will and $24,000 in fixed costs to the $270,000 currently spent. In addition, Mary is proposing that a 5% price decrease will produce a 20% increase in sales volume. Variable costs will remain at $24 per pair of shoes. Management is impressed with Mary's ideas but concerned about the effects that these changes will have on the break even point and the margin of safety.
Instructions
- Compute the current break-even point in units, and compare it to the break-even point in units if Mary's ideas area used.
- Compute the margin of safety ratio for current operations and after Mary's changes introduced. (Round to nearest full percent.)
- Prepare a CVP income statement for current operations and after Mary's changes are introduced (Show column for total amounts only.) Would you make use changes suggested
Solution
The proposed changes is to rise break-even point 4,125 (21,000 - 16,875) pairs of shoes, decreases margin of safety 3%, and decreases net income $8,000 ($50,000 - $42,000). So the proposed changes not recommendation for accept.