38,000 units DEPLAY 3. Assu even point with that in pa PR 20-68 Contribution margin, break-even sales, cost-volume-profit chart, margin of safety, and operating leverage Obj. 2,3,4,5 the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost Belmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20Y7 as at the beginning of of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during the year. A summary report of these estimates is as f Estimated Fixed Cost follows: Estimated Variable Cost (per unit sold) $50.00 Production costs: Direct materials. Direct labor.. 30.00 $ 350,000 6.00 Factory overhead Selling expenses: 340,000 4.00 Sales salaries and commissions... 116,000 Advertising.. 4,000 Travel.... Miscellaneous selling expense 2,300 1.00 Administrative expenses: Office and officers' salaries. 325,000 Supplies.. 6,000 4.00 Miscellaneous administrative expense. Total 8,700 $1,152,000 1.00 $96.00 It is expected that 12,000 units will be sold at a price of $240 a unit. Maximum sales within the relevant range are 18,000 units. Instructions 1. Prepare an estimated income statement for 20Y7. 2. What is the expected contribution margin ratio? 3. Determine the break-even sales in units and dollars. 4. Construct a cost-volume-profit chart indicating the break-even sales. 5. What is the expected margin of safety in dollars and as a percentage of sales? Round to one decimal place. 6. Determine the operating leverage.