Check Problem 5-20 (Algo) CVP Applications: Break-Even Analysis; Cost Structure; Target Sales (L05-1, LO5-3, LO5-4, LO5-5, LO5-6, LO5-8) Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $26. At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that relies heavily on direct labor workers. Thus, variable expenses are high, totaling $15.00 per ball, of which 60% is direct labor cost Last year, the company sold 34,000 of these balls, with the following results: Sales (34,000 balls) Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses met operating income $ 850,000 510,000 340,000 212,000 5 128.000 Required: 1. Compute (a) last year's CM ratio and the break-even point in balls, and (b) the degree of operating leverage at last year's sales level, 2. Due to an increase in labor rates, the company estimates that next year's variable expenses will increase by $300 per ball. If this change takes place and the selling price per ball remains constant at $25.00, what will be next year's CM ratio and the break-even 3. Refer to the data in (2) above. If the expected change in variable expenses takes place, how many balis will have to be sold next 4. Refer again to the data in (2) above. The president feels that the company must raise the selling price of its basketballs. If Northwood Company wants to maintain the same CM ratio as last year (as computed in requirement la), what selling price per ball 5. Refer to the original data. The company is discussing the construction of a new, automated manufacturing plant. The new plant would slash variable expenses per ball by 40.00%, but it would cause fixed expenses per year to double. If the new plant is built what would be the company's new CM ratio and new break-even point in balls? 6. Refer to the data in (5) above. a. If the new plant is bult, how many balls will have to be sold next year to earn the same net operating income, $128,000, as last b. Assume the new plant is built and that next year the company manufactures and sells 34,000 balls (the same number as sold last year). Prepare a contribution format income statement and compute the degree of operating leverage