MicroImage Technology, Inc. produces miniature digital color cameras that can be attached to endoscopes and other medical devices. The cameras sell for $215 per unit and are disposed of after each use. For 2014, the company’s first full year of operation, the company had sales of 80,000 units and a net loss of $9,810,000, as follows:
MicroImage Technology, Inc.Income Statementfor the Year ended December 31, 2014Sales Revenue$17,200,000Less: cost of goods sold 18,360,000Gross Profit (loss) (1,160,000)Less: Selling and administrative expenses:Selling expense$3,750,000Administrative expense 4,900,000 8,650,000Net loss($9,810,000)
The company is closely held, with six major inventors. Early in the first quarter of 2015, Warren Logan, company CFO, was preparing to meet with them to present profitability estimates for the coming two years. He expected the meeting to be somewhat hostile. Two days before, he had received an email from one of the investors, Sanjay Patel:Warren:
I expected a net loss but not this big. And I certainly didn’t expect a negative gross profit! It looks like the more we sell, the more we’ll lose. I hope you come to the investor meeting next week with some explanations and some better numbers.
In preparing for the meeting, Warren assembled the following information based on results for 2014:Units sold80,000Units produced80,000Selling price $215Manufacturing costs:Direct materials costs $1,280,000Direct labor costs 1,200,000Total direct manufacturing costs $2,480,000Variable manufacturing overhead:Equipment maintenance 160,000Inspection costs 400,000Miscellaneous variable manufacturing overhead 320,000Total variable manufacturing overhead 880,000Fixed manufacturing overhead:Rent 1,800,000Depreciation 5,000,000Supervisory salaries 4,500,000Miscellaneous fixed manufacturing overhead 3,700,000Total fixed manufacturing costs 15,000,000Total manufacturing costs $18,360,000Operating Expenses:Selling expensesVariable selling expense:Shipping$ 280,000Commissions 800,000Travel 120,000Total variable selling expenses $1,200,000Fixed selling expense:Salaries1,900,000Miscellaneous fixed selling expense 650,000Total fixed selling expenses 2,550,000Total selling expenses$ 3,750,000Administrative expenses (all fixed)Research and development $ 2,700,000Administrative salaries 1,300,000Miscellaneous administrative expense 900,000 .Total administrative expenses 4,900,000Total operating expenses $8,650,000
Assumptions for 20151. The company will hire two additional sales managers at a base salary of $90,000 each.2. R&D will be cut by $1,100,000.3. Unit sales will increase by 30 percent.
Assumptions for 20161. The company will hire one additional sales manager at a base salary of $90,000.2. R&D will be increased by $600,172 over 2015.3. Unit sales will increase by 60 percent over 2015.
Required:
i: Recast the absorption costing income statement for 2014 into a variable costing format. Does it appear, as Sanjay Patel contends, that the more the company sells, the more it loses? Explain.
ii. Warren Logan, CFO, has developed assumptions that he believes are reasonable for 2015 and 2016. Using these assumptions, prepare budgeted income statements for 2015 and 2016 using the variable costing method. Are the major investors likely to find forecasted profits encouraging? Explain.
iii. Calculate the following for 2016:a. Unit contribution margin.b. Sales in dollars and units needed to breakeven.c. Margin of safety in units and dollars.d. Degree of operating leverage.Briefly explain and interpret the company’s margin of safety and its degree of operating leverage.
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