Problem: Cal Cul makes two types of calculators - scientific and financial. The scientific cost about twice the price of the financial. The statistics are as follows:
Sales price Cost price/unit Units sold
Scientific $70 $40 25,000
Financial 40 25 50,000
The fixed costs for the company are $50,000.
a) What is the contribution margin for each type of calculator?
b) What is the sales mix by sales volume and by unit?
c) What is the weighted-average unit contribution?
d) What is the break-even in sales? How much of each unit would be sold, assuming a constant sales mix?
e) If the company wants to make 25,000 in profits, how much of each must they sell?