Barbers Cheney, Picman's controller, hes just prepared the company's budgeted Income statement for next year as follows: Pittman Company Budgeted Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31 Sales $ 20, 580,80a Manufacturing expenses: Variable $10,125,808 Fixed overhead 3,150,808 13, 275,808 Gross margin 9,2257808 Selling and administrative expanses! Commissions to agents 9, 375, 809 Fixed marketing expenses 157,908- Fixed administrative expanses 5,502, 908 Net operating income 3, 632,908 Fixed Interest expenses 787,908 Income before income taxes Income taxes (383) 853,508 Net income 1,901, 908 "Primarily depreciation on storage facilities. As Barbara handed the statement to Karl Veccl, Pittman's president, she commented, "I went shead and used the agents" 15%: commission rate In completing these statements, but we've just learned that they refuse to handle our products next year unless we increase the commission rate to 20%" "That's the last straw," Karl replied angrily. "Those agents have been demanding more and more, and this time they've gone too far How can they possibly defend a 20% commission mate?" "They claim that after paying for advertising. travel, and the other costs of promotion, there's nothing left over for profit," replied Barbara. "I say It's Just plain robbery." retorted Kerl. "And I also say It's time we dumped those guys and got our own sales force. Can you get your people to work up some cost figures for us to look at?" "We've already worked them up." sold Barbara. "Several companies we know about pay a 7.5%: commission to their own salespeople, along with s small salary. Of course, we would have to handle all promotion costs, too. We figure our fixed expenses would increase by $3,375,000 per year, but that would be more than offeet by the $4,500 000 (20%% * $22 500.000] that we would avoid on agents commissions." The breakdown of the $3,375,000 cost follows: Salaries! Sales manager 140, 625 Salespersons 843,758 Travel and entertainment 562, 508 Advertising 1, 826, 125 Total $3,375,809 "Super," replied Kel. "And I noticed that the $3.375,000 equals what we're paying the agents under the old 15%: commission rate." "It's even better than that" explained Berbers. "We can actually save $103,500 a year because that's what we're paying our auditors to check out the agents' reports. So our overall administrative expenses would be less." "Pull all of these numbers together and we'll show them to the executive committee tomorrow." sold Karl. "With the approval of the committee, we can move on the matter Immediately." Required: 1. Compute Pittman Company's break-even point In dollar sales for next year assuming: 3. The agents' commission rate remains unchanged at 15% b. The agents' commission rate Is Increased to 20%:. c. The company employs Its own sales force 2. Assume that Pitman Company decides to continue selling through agents and pays the 20% commission rate. Determine the dollar sales that would be required to generate the same net Income as contained In the budgeted Income statement for next year. 3. Determine the dollar sales at which net Income would be equal regardless of whether Pittman Company sells through agents (at a 20% commission nate) or employs its own sales force. 4. Compute the degree of operating leverage that the company would expect to have at the end of next year assuming: a. The agents' commission rate remains unchanged at 15% b. The agents' commission rate Is Increased to 207:. c. The company employs Its own sales force. Use Income before Income taxes in your operating leverage computation. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Arquined 1 kaquirini 2 Anquined 3 Compute Pittman Company's break-even point in dollar sales for next year assuming: (Round CM ratio to 3 decimal places and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. ] Bruck-Even Point The agents' commission moe mains unchanged at 15%. h. The agents' commission imie is incommend to 20% The company employs its own sales foron Required 1 Required 2 3