Astro Co. sold 20,100 units of its only product and incurred a $63,560 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018s activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 40% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $151,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year.

ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales		$	755,760
Variable costs			566,820
Contribution margin			188,940
Fixed costs			252,500
Net loss		$	(63,560

Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2017. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Compute the predicted break-even point in dollar sales for year 2018 assuming the machine is installed and there is no change in the unit selling price. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2018 that shows the expected results with the machine installed. Assume that the unit selling price and the number of units sold will not change, and no income taxes will be due. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

1. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2017. (Round your answers to 2 declmal places.) Contribution Margin Per Unit Current Sales ariable costs Contribution margin Contribution Margin Ratio Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator: Contribution Margin Ratio Contribution margin per unit Sales per unit Contribution margin ratio 9.40 Break-Even Point in Dollar Sales Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator: Break-Even Point in Dollars Total fixed costs Contribution margin ratio | Break-even point in dollars = 252,500 25.00%| | 1,010,000