Required information (Assessment Problem) Problem 18-4A Break-even analysis; income targeting and forecasting LO C2, P2, A1 The following information applies to the questions displayed below! Astro Co. sold 19,200 units of its only product and incurred a $43,072 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by Installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $142,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 $704,640 Variable costs 563,712 Contribution margin 140,928 Pixed costs 184.000 Net loss $(43,072) Problem 18.4A Part 1 Required: 1. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2017 (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Current Contribution Margin Per Unit Sales Variable costs 50.00 Perunt Perunt 5000 Perunt Contribution Margin Ratio Required information (Assessment Problem) Problem 18-4A Break-even analysis; income targeting and forecasting LO C2, P2, A1 The following information applies to the questions displayed below. Astro Co. sold 19,200 units of its only product and incurred a $43,072 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $142,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40.000 units per year. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales $704,640 Variable costs 563,712 Contribution margin 140,928 Fixed costs 184.000 Net loss $(43,072) Problem 18-4A Part 2 2. Compute the predicted break-even point in dollar sales for year 2018 assuming the machine is installed and there is no change in the unit selling price. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Contribution margin per unit Proposed 000 (Assessment Problem) Problem 18-4A Break-even analysis; income targeting and forecasting LO C2, P2, A1 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Astro Co. sold 19.200 units of its only product and incurred a $43,072 loss ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $142,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Thementenant For Year Ended December 31, 2017 9704.540 Variable costs Contribution margin Pixed costs Het loss (43,072) Problem 18-4A Part 3 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 change, and no income taxes will be due. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar) ASTRO COMPANY Forecasted on Margincome Statement For Your Ended December 31, 2010 Required information (Assessment Problem) Problem 18-4A Break-even analysis; income targeting and forecasting LO C2, P2, The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Astro Co. sold 19.200 units of its only product and incurred a $43,072 loss ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $142,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year. 5104,660 ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income statement Tor Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales Variable costs 563,712 Contribution margin 140.92 Fixed costs 184,000 Net loss $ 3,072) Problem 18-4A Part 4 4. Compute the sales level required in both dollars and units to earn $120,000 of target pretax income in 2018 with the machine installed and no change in unit sales price. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Round "Contribution margin ratio" to nearest whole percentage) Sales level required in dollars Choose Numerator Choose Denominator Sales dollars required Sales dollars required 1 = Required information (Assessment Problem) Problem 18-4A Break-even analysis; income targeting and forecasting LO C2, P2, The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Astro Co. sold 19.200 units of its only product and incurred a $43,072 loss ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2018's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual foxed costs by $142,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 5704,640 Variable costs 563,712 Contribution margin Fixed costs Net loss Problem 18-4A Part 5 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 (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "per unit answers to 2 decimal places) ASTRO COMPANY Forecasted Contribution Margin income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2018