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The lowest breakeven point

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • October 14, 2018 at 9:46 am #477888
    maria16
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    This question is in the BPP text book and I didn’t quite understand what its meant by the lowest breakeven point .
    Sutton produces four products. Relevant data is shown below for period 2.
    C/S ratio
    Maximum sales value Minimum sales value
    Product M
    5%
    $200,000 $50,000
    Product A
    10%
    $120,000 $50,000
    Product R
    15%
    $200,000 $20,000
    Product P
    20%
    $180,000 $10,000
    The fixed costs for period 2 are budgeted at $60,000.
    Required
    Fill in the blank in the sentence below.
    The lowest breakeven sales value, subject to meeting the minimum sales value constraints, is $………….
    The solution is:
    The correct answer is $390,000.
    Breakeven point occurs when contribution = fixed costs.
    ? Minimum breakeven point occurs when contribution is $60,000. Contribution achieved from minimum sales value
    M 5% ? $50,000 A 10% ? $50,000 R 15% ? $20,000 P 20% ? $10,000
    $
    2,500 5,000 3,000 2,000
    12,500
    Product P has the highest C/S ratio and so should be produced first (as it earns more contribution per $ of revenue than the others).
    Contribution from sales of P between minimum and maximum points = $170,000 × 20% = $34,000 ? Required contribution from Product R (which has the next highest C/S ratio)
    = $(60,000 – 12,500 – 34,000) = $13,500
    Revenue from Product R of $13,500/0.15 = $90,000 will produce $13,500 of contribution. ? Lowest breakeven sales
    = $130,000 (minimum sales) + $170,000 (from P) + $90,000 (from R) = $390,000

    Thank you in advance

    October 14, 2018 at 10:46 am #477911
    John Moffat
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    A company wants to reach breakeven as quickly as possible, and so when there are several products it makes sense (if possible) to sell the product giving the biggest contribution for sale revenue (i.e. the CS ratio ) first.

    I do suggest that you watch my free lectures on CVP analysis, because I explain all this in detail with examples – I cannot type out all my lectures here 🙂

    The lectures are a complete free course for the PM exam and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well. If you are watching the lectures then you do not really need the Study Text. Far, far more important (however you choose to study) is the Revision Kit, because practice at past exam questions (and other exam standard questions) is vital to passing the exam.

    October 14, 2018 at 8:05 pm #478036
    maria16
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    I got it sir that explained a lot thank you so much. I do watch the lectures and take the tests and mock exams of open tuition, I also read the material from BPP text book after I finish watching your lectures . The revision kit is very helpful but it sometimes gets tricky when they play with words maybe that is the language barrier.
    Thank you so much sir open tuition has helped me a lot to pass my past exams with high marks.

    October 15, 2018 at 12:57 pm #478443
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome, and thank you for your comments 🙂

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