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palms Morton Company's contribution format income statement for last month is given below: Sales (41,000 units 3' $24 per unit.) 3 934,000 Variable expanses 638.. 900 Contribution margin 295 .. 2 00 Fixed expenses 236, 160 Net: operating income 5: 59 . 040 The industry in which Morton Company operates is quite sensitive to cyclical movements in the economy. Thus. prots vary considerably from year to year according to general economic conditions. The company has a large amount of unused capacity and is studying ways of improving prots. Required: '|. New equipment has come onto the market that would allow Morton Company to automate a portion of its operations. Variable expenses would be reduced by $7.20 per unit. However, xed expenses would increase to a total of $531,360 each month. Prepare two contribution format income statements. one showing present operations and one showing how operations would appear if the new equipment is purchased. 2. Refer to the income statements in [1]. For the present operations and the proposed new operations. compute (a) the degree of operating leverage. [in] the break-even point in dollar sales. and (c) the margin of safety in dollars and the margin of safety percentage. 3. Refer again to the data in [1). As a manager. what factor would be paramountin your mind in deciding whether to purchase the new equipment? (Assume that enough funds are available to make the purchase.) 4. Refer to the original data. Rather than purchase new equipment. the marketing manager argues that the oompa ny's marketing strategy should be changed. Rather than pay sales commissions. which are currently included in variable expenses. the company would pay salespersons fixed salaries and would invest heavily in advertising. The marketing manager claims this new approach would increase unit sales by 30% without any change in selling price; the company's new monthly xed expenses would be $376,872; and its net operating income would increase by 20%. Compute the company's brea k-even point in dollar sales under the new marketing strategy. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 New equipment has come onto the market that would allow Morton Company to automate a portion of its operations. Variable expenses would be reduced by $7.20 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase to a total of $531,360 each month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one showing present operations and one showing how operations would appear if the new equipment is purchased. (Round "Per Unit" to 2 decimal places.) Show less A Morton Company Contribution Income Statement Present Proposed Amount Per Unit % Amount Per Unit % Sales $ 984,000 $ 24.00 100 % $ 984,000 $ 24.00 100 % Variable expenses 688,800 16.80 70 393,600 9.60 40 Contribution margin 295,200 $ 7.20 30 % 590,400 $ 14.40 60 % Fixed expenses 236,160 531,360 Net operating income 59,040 59,040 x Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Refer to the income statements in (1). For the present operations and the proposed new operations of operating leverage, (b) the break-even point in dollar sales, and (c) the margin of safety in dollar percentage. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to 2 decimal be entered as 12.34).) Present Proposed a. Degree of operating leverage 50 10 b Break-even point in dollar sales $ 787,200 $ 885,600 C. Margin of safety in dollars $ 196,800 $ 98,400 Margin of safety in percentage 20.00 % 10.00 % x Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Refer again to the data in (1). As a manager, what factor would be paramount in your mind in deciding whether to purchase the new equipment? (Assume that enough funds are available to make the purchase.) Cyclical movements in the economy Reserves and surplus of the company Performance of peers in the industry Stock level maintained x Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 :Refer to the original data. Rather than purchase new equipment, the marketing manager argues that the company's :marketing strategy should be changed. Rather than pay sales commissions, which are currently included in variable expenses, the company would pay salespersons fixed salaries and would invest heavily in advertising. The marketing manager claims :this new approach would increase unit sales by 30% without any change in selling price; the company's new monthly fixed :expenses would be $376,872; and its net operating income would increase by 20%. Compute the company's break-even point; in dollar sales under the new marketing strategy. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest :whole dollar amount.) Show less A New break even point in dollar sales $ 1,180,800 x