As you can see in table, Company X recorded $42,000,000 fixed manufacturing overhead costs in the year. Suppose, instead, that its fixed manufacturing overhead costs were $45,600,000 for the year, which is an increase of $3,600,000. Would the company’s operating profit have been $3,600,000 lower?

 

Company X

 
 

Per Unit

Totals

Operating Profit Report for Year

   

Sales volume, in Units

 

110,000

Sales Revenue

$1,400.00

$154,000,000

Cost of Goods Sold Expense (see below)

-760

-83,600,000

Gross Margin

$640.00

$70,400,000

Variable Operating Expenses

-300

-33,000,000

Contribution Margin

$340.00

$37,400,000

Fixed Operating Expenses

 

-21,450,000

Operating Profit

 

$15,950,000

Manufacturing Activity Summary for Year

Per Unit

Totals

Annual Production Capacity, in Units

 

150,000

Actual Output, in Units

 

120,000

Raw Materials

$215.00

$25,800,000

Direct Labor

125

15,000,000

Variable Manufacturing Overhead Costs

70

8,400,000

Total Variable Manufacturing Costs

$410.00

$49,200,000

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Costs

350

42,000,000

Product Cost and Total Manufacturing Costs

$760.00

$91,200,000