Kincaid Company sells flags with team logos. Kincaid has fixed costs of $583,200 per year plus variable costs of $4.80 per flag. Each flag sells for $12.00.

Requirements
1. Use the income statement equation approach to compute the number of flags
Kincaid must sell each year to break even.

Answer: Breakeven sales in units 81,000 flags.

2. Use the contribution margin ratio CVP formula to compute the dollar sales
Kincaid needs to earn $33,000 in operating income for 2012. (Round the contribution margin to two decimal places.)

Answer: $1,027,000

3. Prepare Kincaid’s contribution margin income statement for the year ended
December 31, 2012, for sales of 70,000 flags. Cost of goods sold is 65% of variable costs. Operating costs make up the rest of variable costs and all of fixed costs.
(Round your final answers to the nearest whole number.)

4. The company is considering an expansion that will increase fixed costs by 21% and variable costs by $0.60 per flag. Compute the new breakeven point in units and in dollars. Should Kincaid undertake the expansion? Give your reasoning.
Round your final answers to the nearest whole number.