EXERCISE 6-17 (30 MINUTES)

5. Therefore, total contribution margin for June must have been:

5 × $27,000 = $135,000.

June’s income statement can now be completed by simply inserting

known data and computing unknown data:

PYRRHIC COMPANY

Actual Income Statement

For the Month Ended June 30

Total Per Unit Percent

Sales (30,000 units)... $225,000 $7.50 100

Less variable expenses.... 90,000 * 3.00 * 40 *

Contribution margin... 135,000 $4.50 60 *

Less fixed expenses... 108,000 *

Net operating income ... $ 27,000

*Computed by working from known data.

b. The break-even point:

Fixed expenses

Break-even point= in unit sales Unit contribution margin

$108,000

= = 24,000

$4.50 per unit

In dollars: 24,000 units × $7.50 per unit = $180,000

c. Margin of safety in dollars=Total sales - Break-even sales

=$225,000 - $180,000 = $45,000

Margin of safety in dollars

Margin of safety= percentage Total sales

$45,000

Case 6-32 (continued)

d. The degree of operating leverage:

Contribution margin $135,000 = = 5

Net income $27,000