Question: Organic Health Care Products Inc. expects to
Organic Health Care Products Inc. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20Y8 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during 20Y8. A summary report of these estimates is as follows: 
It is expected that 400,000 units will be sold at a price of $25 a unit. Maximum sales within the relevant range are 500,000 units. Instructions: 1. Prepare an estimated income statement for 20Y8. 2. What is the expected contribution margin ratio? 3. Determine the break-even sales in units. 4. Construct a cost-volume-profit graph indicating the break-even sales. 5. Determine the operating leverage.
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Estimated Estimated Variable Cost Fixed Cost (per unit sold) Production costs: Direct materials $ 8.00 Direct labor 3.00 Factory overhead $ 200,000 1.50 Selling expenses: Advertising 1,450,000 Sales salaries and commissions 93,000 1.85 Travel 340,000 Miscellaneous selling expense 2,000 0.10 Administrative expenses: Office and officers'salaries 300,000 Supplies Miscellaneous administrative expense 10,000 0.50 5,000 $2,400,000 0.05 Total $15.00
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