Contribution Margin, Break-Even Sales, Cost-Volume-Profit Chart, Margin of Safety, and Operating Leverage Balmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventaries at the end of 2077 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during the year. A summary report of these estimates is is as follows: Estimated Estimated Variable Cost Fixed Cost (per unit sold) Production costs: Direct materials $24 15 Direct labor Factory overhead $135,200 12 5 28,100 9,500 2.100 2,300 Selling expenses Sales salaries and commission Advertising Travel Miscellaneous selling expense Administrative expenses Office and officers salaries Supplies Miscellaneous administrative expense Total 27,500 3.400 2 3.100 3 $211.200 566 It is expected that 7,200 units will be sold at a price of $132 a unit Maximum sales within the relevant range are 9,000 units Required: 1. Prepare an estimated Income statement for 2017 Belmain Co. Estimated Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 Cost of goods sold: Total cost of goods sold Gross profit Expenses Selling expenses Total selling expenses Administrative expenses o Total administrative expenses d Total expenses Total selling expenses Administrative expenses: 9 Total administrative expenses Total expenses Operating Income 2. What is the expected contribution margin ratio7 Round to the nearest whole percent. 3. Determine the break-even sales in units and dollars. Units units Dollars 4. Construct a cost-volume-profit chart on your own paper. What is the break-even sales? 5 5. What is the expected margin of safety in dollars and as a percentage of sales? Dollars: Percentage: (Round to the nearest whole percent.) 6. Determine the operating leverage, Round to one decimal place. %