Feather Friends, Inc., distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $80 per unit. Variable expenses are $40.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $180,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 2,080,000 1,040,000 1,040,000 180,000 $ 860,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data 1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales. 3. If this year's sales increase by $52,000 and fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's sales to increase by 16%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year? 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 13% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $64,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? b. Do you recommend implementing the sales manager's suggestions? 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $1.70 per unit. He thinks that this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would increase this year's sales by 25%. How much could the president increase this year's advertising expense and still earn the same $860,000 net operating income as last year? Do not prepare an income statement; use the incremental analysis approach Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4A Required 4B Required 5A Required 5B Required 6 Required 2 What is the product's CM ratio? CM ratio Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2Required 3 Required 4A Required 4B Required 5ARequired 5B Required6 If this year's sales increase by $52,000 and fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? Net operating income by Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1Required 2 Required 3 Required 4A Required 4B Required 5A Required 5B Required 6 If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Net operating income (loss) Required 4B Required 5B Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1Required 2 Required 3Required 4A Required 4B Required 5ARequired 5BRequired 6 Do you recommend implementing the sales manager's suggestions? OYes ONo KRequired 5A Required 6> Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2Required 3 Required 4A Required 4B Required 5ARequired 5BRequired 6 The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $1.70 per unit. He thinks that this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would increase this year's sales by 25%. How much could the president increase this year's advertising expense and still earn the same $860,000 net operating income as last year? Show less he amount by which advertising can be increased is K Required 5B Required6