Suppose that Company C increased its sales price $1.50. Sales volume remains the same as shown in table. The company’s revenue-driven variable operating expenses are 10 percent of sales revenue, and its volume-driven variable operating expenses are $0.40 per unit sold. Determine Company C’s operating profit for this scenario. Also, how does this change affect the company’s breakeven sales volume?

 

Company B

Company C

 

Totals

Per Unit

Totals

Per Unit

Sales volume, in units

50,000

 

1,500,000

 

Sales revenue

$15,000,000

$300.00

$36,000,000

$24.00

Cost of goods sold expense

$7,500,000

$150.00

$27,000,000

$18.00

Gross margin

$7,500,000

$150.00

$9,000,000

$6.00

Variable operating expenses

$3,750,000

$75.00

$4,200,000

$2.80

Contribution margin

$3,750,000

$75.00

$4,800,000

$3.20

Fixed operating expenses

$1,950,000

$39.00

$3,000,000

$2.00

Operating profit

$1,800,000

$36.00

$1,800,000

$1.20