required Information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Hudson Co. reports the contribution margin income statement for 2017 HUDSON CO. Contribution Margin Incone Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales (10,400 units at $280 each) $2,912,000 Variable costs (10,400 units at $210 each) 2,184,900 Contribution margin $ 728,000 Fixed costs 567,600 Pretax income $ 161,000 Assume the company is considering investing in a new machine that will increase its fixed costs by $44,500 per year and decrease its variable costs by $8 per unit. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2018 assuming the company purchases this machine. HUDSON CO. Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2018 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs $ Income (pretax) Should the company purchase the machine? 0 ! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Hudson Co. reports the contribution margin income statement for 2017, HUDSON CO. Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales (10,400 units at $280 each) Variable costs (10,400 units at $210 each) Contribution margin Fixed costs Pretax income $2,912,000 2,184,000 $ 728,000 567,000 $ 161,000 If the company raises its selling price to $300 per unit. 1. Compute Hudson Co.'s contribution margin per unit. 2. Compute Hudson Co's contribution margin ratio. 3. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in units. 4. Compute Hudson Co's break-even point in sales dollars. 1. 2 3. Contribution margin Contribution margin ratio Break-even point Break-even sales dollars per unit % units 4. Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below) Hudson Co. reports the contribution margin income statement for 2017 HUDSON CO. Contribution Margin Incone Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales (10,400 units at $280 each) Variable costs (10,400 units at $210 each) Contribution margin Fixed costs Pretax income $2,912,000 2,184,000 $ 728,00 567,000 $ 161,000 The marketing manager believes that increasing advertising costs by $166,000 in 2018 will increase the company's sales volume to 11,800 units. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2018 assuming the company incurs the additional advertising costs. HUDSON CO Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2018 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (pretax) Should the company incur the additional advertising costs? 0 0