Answer to Question #70775 in Accounting for deepika dwivedi

Question

The sales and profit of ABC Ltd for two successive years is as follows:
Previous Year (Rs in lakhs) Current Year (Rs in lakhs)
Number of units sold 15,000 20,500
Sales 37,500 5,125
Profit/Loss 825 1,178.75
On the basis of the information given above you are required to determine:
(a) The amount of fixed costs incurred by the firm.
(b) The Break Even point for the firm (both in rupees & units).
(c) The amount of sales to earn a profit of Rs 25 crores.
(d) Margin of Safety if actual sales of ABC Ltd is 17.5 crores.