3 Check my work 4 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 2,240,000 1,120,000 1,120,000 180,000 940,000 2.5 points Required: eBook Answer each question independently based on the original data 1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales 3. If this year's sales increase by $47,000 and fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? Print References 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's sales to increase by 16%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year? 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 14% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $66,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25% a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? b. Do you recommend implementing the sales manager's suggestions? 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $1.60 per unit. He thinks that this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would increase this year's sales by 25%. How much could the president increase this year's advertising expense and still earn the same $940,000 net operating income as last year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 What is the product's CM ratio? CM ratio Req Req 2 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 5B Req 6 Req 1 Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Break-even point in dollar sales Req 4B Req 5A K Req 1 Req 3 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 If this year's sales increase by $47,000 and fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? Net operating income Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 by Req 2 Req 4A Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? (Round intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) Degree of operating leverage Req 3 Req 4B> Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req S5A Req 5B Req 6 Assume the president expects this year's sales to increase by 16%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year? (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Net operating income increases by Req 4A Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 The sales manager is convinced that a 14% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $66,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Net operating income (loss) Req 4B Req 5B > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 The sales manager is convinced that a 14% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $66,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. Do you recommend implementing the sales manager's suggestions? OYes ONo K Req 5A Req6 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $1.60 per unit. He thinks that this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would increase this year's sales by 25%. How much could the president increase this year's advertising expense and still earn the same $940,000 net operating income as last year? Show less The amount by which advertising can be increased is Req 5B Req 6>