keyboards at the break-even point Rivera Co. sold 20,000 units of its only product and incurred a $50,000 loss (ignoring taxes) for the cur- Problem 21-4B rent year, as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018's activities, the production manager Break-even analysis notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To income targeting and obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $150,000. The maximum output forecasting capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year C2 P2 A1 RIVERA COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Net loss ...$750,000 600,000 150,000 200,000 Required 1. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2017 2. Compute the predicted break-even point in dollar sales for year 2018 assuming the machine is installed and no change occurs in the unit selling price. (Round the change in variable costs to a whole number.) 3. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2018 that shows the expected results with the machine installed. Assume that the unit selling price and the number of units sold will not Check $100,000 (3) Net income, change, and no income taxes will be due. 4. Compute the sales level required in both dollars and units to earn $200,000 of target pretax income in 2018 with the machine installed and no change in unit sales price. (Round answers to whole dollars 4) Required sales $916,667 or 24,445 units (both rounded) and whole units.) 5. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement that shows the results at the sales level computed in part 4. Assume no income taxes will be due