Gallant Inc. is a small distributor of mechanical pencils. Gallant identifies its three major activities and cost pools as orderin (Click the icon to view the activity and cost pool details.) (Click the icon to view the 2016 operating income.) Operating income Total Per Unit $ 2,750,000 $ 11.00 Revenues Costs: Purchase cost of pencils 750,000 3.00 Ordering costs 40,000 0.16 2017, determine the operating income for 2017. Receiving and storage 270,000 1.08 90,000 0.36 Shipping 1,150,000 4.60 Total costs $ 1,600,000 $ 6.40 Operating income Clear All Activity and cost pool details Quantity of Cost per Unit Activity Cost Driver Cost Driver of Cost Driver 1. Placing and paying for orders of pencil packs Number of orders 400 $100 per order 2. Receiving and storage Loads moved 4,500 $60 per load 3. Shipping of pencil packs to retailers Number of shipments 1,500 $60 per shipment - X Addtional information ete 2017. Then calculate the p For 2016, Gallant buys 250,000 pencil packs at an average cost of $3 per pack and sells them to retailers at an average price of $11 per pack. Assume Gallant has no fixed costs and no inventories. For 2017, retailers are demanding a 6% discount off the 2016 price. Gallant's suppliers are only willing to give a 5% discount. Gallant expects to sell the same quantity of pencil packs in 2017 as it did in 2016. n th Required (Click the icon to view additional information.) Required If all other costs and cost-driver information remain the same, by how much must Gallant reduce its total cost and cost per unit if it is to earn the same target operating income in 2017 as it earned in 2016 (and thereby earn its required rate of return on investment)? First determine the selling price to retailers in 2017. The selling price per pack to retailers in 2017 is $ 10.34 Now determine the purchase price per packs of pencils in 2017. Print Done The purchase price per pack in 2017 is 2$ 2.85 Now that we have determined the new selling price and purchase price for 2017, determine the operating income for 2017. Then calculate the per unit amounts for 2017. (Round the per ur cent.) Total