Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company$$s sales and expenses for last month follow:

Total Per Unit

Sales $ $490,500$ $ $30$

Variable expenses $196,20012$

Contribution margin $294,300$ $ $18$

Fixed expenses $235,440$

Operating income $ $58,860$

Required:

$1.$ What is the monthly break$-$even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? $($Do not round intermediate calculations.$)$

$2.$ Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break$-$even point?

$3-$a$.$ How many units would have to be sold each month to earn a target profit of $$98,100?$ Use the formula method.

$3-$b$.$ Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level.

$4.$ Refer to part $3$ and now assume that the tax rate is $30\%.$ How many units would need to be sold each month for an after$-$tax target profit of $$98,100?($Round the final answer to the nearest whole number.$)$

$5.$ Refer to the original data. Compute the company's margin of safety in both dollar and percentage terms. $($Round your percentage answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

$6.$ What is the company$$s CM ratio? If sales increase by $$54,500$ per month and there is no change in fixed expenses, by how much would you expect monthly net operating income to increase? $($Round your percentage answer to $2$ decimal places and other answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.$)$