Micol & Co. Ltd sells a single product, baby hamper, with a selling price of $150 and variable costs per baby hamper of $100. The company's monthly fixed expenses are $200,000.

Required:

a) What is the company's break-even point in units?

b) What is the company's margin of safety in dollars, assume sales is expected to be $800,000?

c) How many baby hampers will Micol & Co. Ltd need to sell (in sales dollars) in order to realize a target profit of $500,000?

d) Construct a contribution margin income statement for the first month (in July) that reflects $2,400,000 in sales revenue for Micol & Co. Ltd.

e) Provide two suggestions to Micol & Co. Ltd on how it can increase profit in subsequent months?

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