Break­Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions

Armstrong Company, operating at full capacity, sold 80,000 units at a price of $124 per unit during 2012. Its income statement for 2012 is as follows:

The division of costs between fixed costs and variable costs is as follows:

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Management is considering a plant expansion program that will permit an increase of $2,480,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $272,000, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.
Instructions:
1. Determine for 2012 the total fixed costs and the total variable costs.
Total fixed costs: $

Total variable costs: $

2. Determine for 2012 (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin.
Unit variable cost: $
Unit contribution margin: $

3. Compute the break­even sales (units) for 2012. units
4. Compute the break­even sales (units) under the proposed program.

5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $1,100,000 of income from operations that was earned in 2012.

6. Determine the maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant. $
7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the 2012 level, what will the income or loss from operations be for 2013?