# 3 requirement 1-6

3 Feather Friends, Inc., distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $40 per unit. Variable expenses are $20.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $180,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: 10 Sales 1,120,000 560,000 560,000 points Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Skipped 180,000 380,000 Net operating income eBook Print Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: References 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 $46,000 and fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? 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 12%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operting income will the company realize this year? 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15 % reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? 33 5. The sales manager is comvinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 Increase in advertising, would increase this years 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to Increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req SA Req 5B Req 6 What is the product's CM ratio? CM ratio % Reg 1 Req 2 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req Req 3 Reg 4A Reg 48 Req SA Req 58 Req 6 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 1 Req 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15 % reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,00 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? increase in advertising, would 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Reg 1 Req 2 Req 3 Reg 4A Req 4B Req SA Req 58 Req 6 If this year's sales increase by $46,000 and fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? Net operating income by Reg 2 Reg 4A 3 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Reg 4A Req 4B Req SA Req 58 Reg 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 Reg 4 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A geq 48 Req 5B Req 6 Req SA Assume the president expects this year's sales to increase by 12 % . 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 Reg SA 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Reg 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 5B Req 6 The sales manager is convinced that a 15 % reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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 (oss) Req 48 Reg 50 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 48 Req SA Req 5B Req 6 The sales manager is convinced that a 15 % reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? (Negative amounts should be input with a minus sign.) Incruase (decrease) to net operating income Req 5A Req 6> 3 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 15% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $63,000 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. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 10 points 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 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 $380,000 net operating income as last year? Skipped eBook Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Print References Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Req 4A Req 4B Req 5A Req 58 Req 6 The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.10 per unit. 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