I need help answering this question with calculations (especially for question 1 proposed section). I have filled in the chart but am not sure if it's correct so far.

ezto.mheducation.com + M Question 2 - Quiz #2 Chapter 4 and 5 -... M Assignment Print View C Frieden Company's Contribution Format I... *17.docx G how to calculate proposed fixed expense... Frieden Company's contribution format income statement for last month is shown below: Sales (30,000 units) $1,200,000 Variable expenses 900,000 Contribution margin 300,000 Fixed expenses 40,000 Operating income $ 60,000 Competition is intense, and Frieden Company's profits vary considerably from one year to the next. Management is exploring opportunities to increase profitability. Required: 1. Frieden's management is considering a major upgrade to the manufacturing equipment, which would result in fixed expenses increasing by $300,000 per month. However, variable expenses would decrease by $10 per unit. Selling price would not change. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one showing current operations and one showing how operations would appear if the upgrade is completed. Show an Amount column, a Per Unit column, and a Percentage column on each statement. FRIEDEN COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement Present Proposed Amount Per Unit % Amount Per Unit % Sales Do $ 1,200,000 30 100 1,200,000 $ 30 100 Variable expenses 900,000 20 67 300,000 10 Contribution margin 300,000 $ 10 33 900,000 $ 20 Fixed expenses 240,000 300,000 Operating income $ 60,000 $ 600,000 2. Refer to the income statements in requirement 1 above. For both current operations and the proposed new operations, compute (a) the degree of operating leverage, (b) the break-even point in dollars, and (c) the margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms. Present Proposed Degree of operating Leverage b Break-even point in D. dollars Margin of safety in c Margin of safety in percentage 3-a. Calculate the unit sales per month at which Frieden management will be indifferent between doing the major upgrade to the manufacturing equipment and not doing the upgrade. Init sales per month 3-b. Based on the above analysis, should Frieden proceed with the major upgrade? Ye No 3-c. Why or why not? In this case, the the current indifference point level of sales at which point the have an upgarde impact on the operating income. So proceed to Frieden's upgrade.ezto.mheducation.com + M Question 2 - Quiz #2 Chapter 4 and 5 -... M Assignment Print View C Frieden Company's Contribution Format I... *17.docx G how to calculate proposed fixed expense... variable expenses 900,009 300,009 Contribution margin 300,000 $ 10 33 900,000 $ 20 Fixed expenses 240,000 300,000 Operating income $ 60,000 $ 600,000 2. Refer to the income statements in requirement 1 above. For both current operations and the proposed new operations, compute (a) the degree of operating leverage, (b) the break-even point in dollars, and (c) the margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms. Present Proposed a. Degree of operating leverage b Break-even point in dollars Margin of safety in c do dollars Margin of safety in percentage 3-a. Calculate the unit sales per month at which Frieden management will be indifferent between doing the major upgrade to the manufacturing equipment and not doing the upgrade. Unit sales per month 3-b. Based on the above analysis, should Frieden proceed with the major upgrade? Yes No 3-c. Why or why not? In this case, the the current indifference point level of sales at which point the have an upgarde impact on the operating income. So proceed to Frieden's upgrade. 4-a. Refer to the original data. Instead of doing the major upgrade to the equipment, management is considering introducing a new advertising campaign that will increase fixed expenses by $25,000 per month. Management believes the new advertisements will increase monthly unit sales by 10%. In this case what would be imapact on operating income. Operating income 4-b. Should Frieden proceed with the new advertising campaign? Yes No