Jagswear, Inc. earned operating income of $100,000 during 2016. The company wants to earn operating income of

Question:

Jagswear, Inc. earned operating income of $100,000 during 2016. The company wants to earn operating income of $140,000 during 2016. Its fixed costs are expected to be $56,000, and variable costs are expected to be 30% of sales.
Instructions
(a) Determine the required sales to meet the target operating income during 2016.
(b) Fill in the dollar amounts for the summary income statement for 2016 below based on your answer to part A.
Sales revenue............................$
Variable costs.............................
.....................
Fixed costs................................
Operating income.......................$
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