Here is the adjusted assignment that’s needed: Problem 18-1A |
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Telly Savalas owns the Bonita Barber Shop. He employs7barbers and pays each a base rate of $1,100per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $500per month. In addition to the base rate, each barber also receives a commission of $5.70per haircut. Other costs are as follows.
| Advertising |
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$220 |
per month |
| Rent |
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$940 |
per month |
| Barber supplies |
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$0.40 |
per haircut |
| Utilities |
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$175 |
per month plus $0.20per haircut |
| Magazines |
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$30 |
per month |
Telly currently charges $11.50per haircut.
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Determine net income, assuming2,340haircuts are given in a month.
| Net income |
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$ |
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| Exercise 18-9 |
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The Green Acres Inn is trying to determine its break-even point. The inn has 50 rooms that it rents at $75a night. Operating costs are as follows.
| Salaries |
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$8,673 |
per month |
| Utilities |
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$1,859 |
per month |
| Depreciation |
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$1,239 |
per month |
| Maintenance |
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$619 |
per month |
| Maid service |
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$9 |
per room |
| Other costs |
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$36 |
per room |
Determine the inn’s break-even point in (1) number of rented rooms per month and (2) dollars.
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Break-even point |
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rooms |
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Break-even point |
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$ |
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| Exercise 18-11 |
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Kare Kars provides shuttle service between four hotels near a medical center and an international airport. Kare Kars uses two 10-passenger vans to offer 12 round trips per day. A recent month’s activity in the form of a cost-volume-profit income statement is shown below.
| Fare revenues (1,400fares) |
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$35,000 |
| Variable costs |
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| Fuel |
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$4,200 |
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| Tolls and parking |
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2,100 |
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| Maintenance |
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700 |
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7,000 |
| Contribution margin |
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28,000 |
| Fixed costs |
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| Salaries |
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14,110 |
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| Depreciation |
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1,328 |
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| Insurance |
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1,162 |
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16,600 |
| Net income |
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$11,400 |
(a)Calculate the break-even point in (1) dollars and (2) number of fares.
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Break-even point |
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$ |
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Break-even point |
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fares |
(b)Without calculations, determine the contribution margin at the break-even point.
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$ |