Waltham Motors Essay

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| Waltham Motors was recently sold to Marco Corporation after being owned by and operated as a family business servicing the home appliance manufacturers. Soon after Marco Corporation acquired Waltham they transferred Sharon Michaels from corporate headquarters to the Waltham Motors Division. She was apprehensive about changing any of the companies accounting practices until she was onsite and able to analyze how the loss of a major contract would affect the company’s business. Question 1 * Using budget data, how many motors would have to be sold for Waltham Motors Division to break even. To determine the breakeven first we must divide the total variable cost by the number of projected units to be manufactured. This will allow me to determine the VCU. $512,800.00 | TOTAL VARIABLE COST | 18,000 | TOTAL BUDGETED UNITS | $28.49 | VARIABLE COST PER UNIT | Next we determined the selling price per unit by dividing the total sales by the budgeted units. $864,000.00 | TOTAL BUDGETED SALES | 18000 | TOTAL BUDGETED UNITS | $48.00 | SELLING PRICE PER UNIT | | | With this information we are now able to determine the unit contribution margin by subtracting variable cost per unit from the selling price per unit. $48.00 | SELLING PRICE PER UNIT | $28.49 | VARIABLE COST PER UNIT | $19.51 | UNIT CONTRIBUTION MARGIN | Finally to determine the breakeven point you divide the Total Fixed cost by the Unit Contribution Margin. $260,000.00 | TOTAL FIXED COST | $19.51 | UNIT CONTRIBUTION MARGIN | 13,326 | UNITS TO BREAKEVEN | CONCLUSION In order for Waltham Motors to breakeven they must manufacture a minimum of 13,326 units to cover all cost. Question 2 * Using budget data, what was the total expected cost per unit if all manufacturing and

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