2 Cleveland Browns Company is analyzing its CVP relationships for product Football. Company accountants have accumulated the following monthly information: $ Per Unit Units 50,000 Sales $ 1,250,000 $ 25.00 Variable Costs 600,000 $ 12.00 Contribution Margin 650,000 $ 13.00 Fixed Costs 481,000 Net Income $ 169,000

Break-Even Sales in Units: 37,000 Margin of Safety, Units: 13,000 Margin of Safety, Percentage (%): 26% Break-Even Sales in Dollars ($): 925,000 Margin of Safety, Dollars ($): 325,000 Operating Leverage: 3.85

Cleveland is facing increasing competition from Bengals Company. This will force Cleveland to reduce its sales price by 10%. In addition, economic conditions are deteriorating, causing a reduction in sales volume. Browns management believes unit sales will decrease by 5%. Management wants a minimum net income of $165,000. Cleveland has been working with its suppliers and has been able to reduce variable costs by $2.00 per unit. However, the company must also reduce its fixed costs. By how much must Cleveland decrease its fixed cost to achieve the desired $165,000 of net income?