A company has been experiencing financial difficulties for the last couple of years and had the following results for the most recent month. Sales (18,000 units x $35/unit) Total variable expenses (18,000 x $26) Contribution margin Total fixed expenses Net operating income Required: Using the above information, answer the following questions and place your answer in the box. Use commas but no $ in your responses. ROUND YOUR FINAL ANSWER TO THE CLOSEST WHOLE DOLLAR. Show your work on a separate piece of paper and upload it to Canvas after you submit the exam. 1. Using the above data, compute the break-even point in units 2. Using the above data, compute the break-even point in sales $ 3. The company thinks that if it upgrades the packaging for the product it would attract more customers and sales will grow. Changing the packaging will increase variable costs per unit by $0.80. (hint: if VC per unit changes then CM per unit will also change!) If the company makes no other changes, what is the level of sales the company needs each month to attain a target profit of $8,300? $ $630,000 468,000 162,000 171.000 $(9,000) NOI= $ 4. Refer to the original data. If the company automates production, variable expenses would decrease by $3.50 per unit and fixed expenses would increase $55,000 per month. Compute the expected NOI and make a recommendation on whether the company should automate. Recommendation on whether to automate units

A company has been experiencing financial difficulties for the last couple of years and had the following results for the most recent month. Required; Using the above information, answer the following questions and place your answer in the box. Usecemmas. but ne Sin yourcesRonses. ROUND YOUR FINAL ANSWER TO THE CLOSEST WHOLE DOLLAR. Show your work on a separate piece of paper and upload it to Canvas after you submit the exam. 1. Using the above data, compute the break-even point in units units 2. Using the above data, compute the break-even point in sales? 3. The company thinks that if it upgrades the packaging for the product it would attract more customers and sales will grow. Changing the packaging will increase variable costs per unit by $0.80. (hint: if VC per unit changes then CM per unit will also change!) If the company makes no other changes, what is the level of sales the company needs each month to attain a target profit of $8,300 ? $ 4. Refer to the original data. If the company automates production, variable expenses would decrease by $3.50 per unit and fixed expenses would increase $55,000 per month. Compute the expected NOI and make a recommendation on whether the company should automate. NOI=$