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Joe Davies is thinking about starting a company to produce wooden carved clocks. He loves making the clocks. He sees it as an opportunity to be his own boss, making a living doing what he likes best.
Joe paid $300 for the plans for the first clock, and he has already purchased new equipment costing $2,000 to manufacture the clocks. He estimates that it will cost $30 in materials (wood, clock mechanisms, and so on) to make each clock. If he decides to build clocks full time he will need to rent office and manufacturing space, which he thinks would cost $2,500 per month for rent plus another $300 per month for various utility bills. Joe would perform all of the manufacturing and run the office, and he would to pay himself a salary of $3,00 per month so the he would have enough money to love on. Because he does not want to take time away from manufacturing to sell the clocks, he plans to hire two sales at a base salary of $1,000 each per month plus a commission of $7 per clock.
Joe Plans to sell each clock for $225. He believes that he can sell 300 clocks in December for Christmas, but he is not sure what the sales will be during the rest of the year. However, he is fairly sure that the clocks will be popular because he has been selling similar items as a sideline for several years. Overall he is confident that he can pay all of his business costs, pay himself the monthly salary of $3,00 and earn at least $4,000 more than that per month. (Ignore income taxes)
The following questions will help you analyze the information for this problem.
A. Perform analysis to estimate the number of clocks Joe would need to manufacture and sell each year for his business to be financially successful:
1. List all of the costs described and indicate whether each cost is (a) a related fixed cost, (b) a relevant variable cost, or (c) NOT relevant to Joe’s decision.
2. Calculate the contribution margin per unit and the contribution margin ratio.
3. Write down the total cost function for the clocks and calculate the annual break even point in units and in revenues.
4. How many clocks would Joe need to sell annually to earn $4,000 per month more than his salary.
B. Identify Uncertainness about the CVP Calculations:
1. Explain why Joe cannot know for sure whether his actual costs will be the same dollar amounts that he estimated. In your explanation, identify as many business risks as you can. (Hint: For each of the costs joe identified, think about reasons why the actual cost might be different than the amount he estimated.)
2. Identify possible costs for Joe’s business that he has not identified. List as many additional types of costs as you can.
3. Explain why Joe cannot know for sure how many clocks he will sell each year. In your explanation, identify as many risks as you can.
4. Discuss whether Joe is likely to be biased in his revenue and costs estimates.
D. Explain how business risk and Joe’s potential biases might affect interpretation of the breakeven analysis results.
Suppose Joe has asked for your advice. Turn in your answer to the following.
E. Use the information you learned from the preceding analysis to write a memo to Joe with your recommendations. Attach to the memo a schedule showing relevant information. As appropriate, refer to the schedule in the memo.
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