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Sam's Dog toys sells a Red toy and a Blue toy. The contribution margin for the Red toy is $5 and for the Blue toy is $10. The expected sales mix is 60% for Red toy and 40% for Blue toy. The total fixed costs amount to $3,000 and the company desires to earn a profit of $500. What is the sale volume in units necessary to reach the desired profit

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Answer:

500 units

Explanation:

The computation of the sales units in volume to achieve the desired profit is shown below:

= (Fixed cost + target profit) ÷ (contribution margin per unit)

= ($3,000 + $500) ÷ ($5 × 60% + $10 × 40%)

= $3,500 ÷ 7

= 500 units

Hence, the sales units in volume to achieve the desired profit is 500 units

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