Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134486857
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 16SE
1.
To determine
Calculate weighted average contribution margin per ticket.
2.
To determine
Calculate breakeven point in units for total number of tickets (set of tickets).
3.
To determine
Calculate breakeven point in units for individual tickets and family tickets.
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Wyoming Waters Swim Park sells individual and family tickets. With a ticket, each person receives a meal, three beverages, and unlimited use of the swimming pools.
Wyoming Waters has the following ticket prices and variable costs for the year:
Individual
Family
Sale price per ticket
$35
$105
Variable cost per ticket
25
100
Wyoming Waters expects to sell one individual ticket for every three family tickets. Wyoming Waters' total fixed costs are $25,000.
Requirement 2. Calculate the total number of tickets
Wyoming Waters must sell to break even.
Start by selecting the formula and entering the amounts to calculate the total number of tickets Wyoming Waters must sell to break even. (Abbreviations used: Weighted avg. CM = weighted-average contribution margin. Complete all input fields. For items with a zero value, enter "0".)
(Fixed costs + Target profit) ÷ Weighted-avg. CM per unit = Required sales in units
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Use the following information to complete Short Exercises S20-16 and S20-17.
Wild Waters Swim Park sells individual and family tickets. With a ticket, each person receives a meal, three beverages, and unlimited use of the swimming pools. Wild Water's has the following ticket prices and variable costs for 2018:
Wild Waters expects to sell one individual ticket for every four family tickets. Wild Waters’s total fixed costs are $27,500.
Calculating breakeven point for two products
For 2019, Wild Waters expects a sales mix of four individual tickets for every one family ticket.
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Compute the new weighted-average contribution margin per ticket.
Calculate the total number of tickets Wild Waters must sell to break even.
Calculate the number of individual tickets and the number of family tickets the company must sell to break even.
Get Drenched Swim Park sells individual and family tickets. With a ticket, each person receives a meal, three beverages, and unlimited use of the swimming pools. Get Drenched Swim Park has the following ticket prices and variable costs for 2020:
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Individual
Family
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$50
$110
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$30
$90
Get Drenched Swim Park expects to sell 1 individual ticket for every 4 family tickets. Get Drenched Swim Park has total fixed cost of $80,000.Using the information presented for Get Drenched Swim Park complete the following:1. Compute the weighted-average contribution margin per ticket.
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