Question

Candy Cane Corporation (CCC) produces 100,000 boxes of candy bars per year which sell for $3 a box. If variable costs are $2 per box, and it has $125,000 in fixed operating costs, in the short run the CCC should

A. shut down as fixed costs are not being covered.
B. keep producing as profits are $25,000.
C. keep producing because variable costs are covered.
D. reduce production until the break-even point is reached.

Answer 1

A. shut down as fixed costs are not being covered.

Step-by-step explanation:

Break-even point is a level at which the company has no profit no loss situation. Sales Excess from Break-even makes profit and short makes loss.

Sale Price = $3 per box

Variable Cost = $2 per box

Contribution margin = $3 - $1 = $1 per box

Fixed Cost = $125,000

Break-even point = $125,000 / $1 = 125,000 boxes

Sales = 100,000 units

Short from Break-even = 125,000 - 100,000 = 25,000 boxes

Loss = $25,000 x $1 = $25,000

CCC should shut down because even fixed cost is not being covered it is short by $25,000. So this product is making loss.