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Multiple Product Planning with Taxes In the year 2017, Pyramid Consulting had the following contribution income statement:

PYRAMID CONSULTING Contribution Income Statement For the Year 2017
Sales revenue		$ 1,300,000
Variable costs
Cost of services	$ 420,000
Selling and administrative	200,000	(620,000)
Contribution margin		680,000
Fixed Costs -selling and administrative		(285,000)
Before-tax profit		395,000
Income taxes (36%)		(142,200)
After-tax profit		$ 252,800

(a) Determine the annual break-even point in sales revenue.

Round contribution margin ratio to two decimal places for your calculation. Round final answer to nearest dollar. $Answer

(b) Determine the annual margin of safety in sales revenue.

Use rounded answer from above for calculation. $Answer

(c) What is the break-even point in sales revenue if management makes a decision that increases fixed costs by $57,000?

Use rounded contribution margin ratio (2 decimal places) for your calculation. $Answer

(d) With the current cost structure, including fixed costs of $285,000, what dollar sales revenue is required to provide an after-tax net income of $200,000?

Use rounded contribution margin (2 decimal places) for calculation. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $Answer

(e) Prepare an abbreviated contribution income statement to verify that the solution to requirement (d) will provide the desired after-tax income.

Use rounded contribution margin (2 decimal places) for variable cost/contribution margin computations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculations. Do not use negative signs with any of your answers.

PYRAMID CONSULTING Income Statement For the Year 2017
Sales	$Answer
Variable costs	Answer
Contribution margin	Answer
Fixed costs	Answer
Net income before taxes	Answer
Income taxes (36%)	Answer
Net income after taxes	$Answer

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