Question

Flesch Corporation produces and sells two products. In the most recent month, Product C90B had sales of $23,490 and variable expenses of $7,047. Product Y45E had sales of $34,800 and variable expenses of $13,920. The fixed expenses of the entire company were $15,200. If the sales mix were to shift toward Product C90B with total dollar sales remaining constant, the overall break-even point for the entire company:____________

Answer 1

Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin / Sales

Product C90B CMR = ($23,490 - $7,047) / $23,490 = $16,443 / $23,490 = 0.7 = 70%

Product Y45E CMR = ($34,800 - $13,920) / $34,800 = $20,880 / $34,800 = 0.6 = 60%

The rule, the Higher the contribution margin ratio, the lower the Break-Even point. So, if sales mix shifts to product C90B, overall Break-even point Decreases.