CVP WITH ACTIVITY BASED COSTING

Dory Manufacturing Company produces T shirts that are screen printed with the logos of various sports teams. Each shirt is priced at $10. Costs are as follows:

Cost Driver

Unit Variable Cost

Level of Cost Driver

Units sold

$ 5

Setups

450

80

Engineering hours

20

500

Other data:

 

 

Total fixed costs (conventional)

$96,000

 

Total fixed costs (ABC)

50,000

 

Required:

1. Compute the break even point in units using conventional analysis.

2. Compute the break even point in units using activity based analysis.

3. Suppose that Dory could reduce the setup cost by $150 per setup and could reduce the number of engineering hours needed to 425. How many units must be sold to break even in this case?