Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Angie Silva has recently opened The Sandal Shop in Brisbane, Australia, a store that specializes in fashionable sandals. In time, she hopes to open a chain of sandal shops. As a first step, she has gathered the following data for her new store: Sales price per pair of sandals Variable expenses per pair of sandals Contribution margin per pair of sandals Fixed expenses per year: Building rental Equipment depreciation Selling Administrative Total fixed expenses $ 40 16 $ 24 $ 15,000 7,000 20,000 18,000 $ 60,000 3. Angie has decided that she must earn a profit of $18,000 the first year to justify her time and effort. How many pairs of sandals must be sold to attain this target profit? Unit sales to attain target profit pairs ! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Angie Silva has recently opened The Sandal Shop in Brisbane, Australia, a store that specializes in fashionable sandals. In time, she hopes to open a chain of sandal shops. As a first step, she has gathered the following data for her new store: Sales price per pair of sandals Variable expenses per pair of sandals Contribution margin per pair of sandals Fixed expenses per year: Building rental Equipment depreciation Selling Administrative Total fixed expenses $ 40 16 $ 24 $ 15,000 7,000 20,000 18,000 $ 60,000 5. Refer to the original data. During the first year, the store sold only 3,000 pairs of sandals and reported the following operating results: Sales (3,000 pairs) Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 120,000 48,000 72,000 60,000 $ 12,000 a. What is the store's degree of operating leverage? b. Angie is confident that with a more intense sales effort and with a more creative advertising program she can increase unit sales by 50% next year. Using the degree of operating leverage, what would be the expected percentage increase in net operating income if Angie is able to increase unit sales by 50%? a. Degree of operating leverage b. Expected percentage increase in net operating income % The Cheyenne Hotel in Big Sky, Montana, has accumulated records of the total electrical costs of the hotel and the number of occupancy-days over the last year. An occupancy-day represents a room rented for one day. The hotel's business is highly seasonal, with peaks occurring during the ski season and in the summer. Occupancy- Days Electrical Costs Month January 1,736 $ 4,127 February 1,904 $ 4,207 March 2,356 $ 5,083 April 960 $ 2,857 May 360 $ 1,871 June 744 $ 2,696 July 2,108 $ 4,670 August 2,406 $ 5,148 September 840 $ 2,691 October 124 $ 1,588 November December 720 1,364 $ 2,454 $ 3,529 Required: 1. Using the high-low method, estimate the fixed cost of electricity per month and the variable cost of electricity per occupancy-day. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your Variable cost answer to 2 decimal places and Fixed cost element answer to nearest whole dollar amount.) Variable cost of electricity Fixed cost of electricity per occupancy-day per month 2. What other factors in addition to occupancy-days are likely to affect the variation in electrical costs from month to month? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.) ? Seasonal factors like winter or summer. Systematic factors like guests, switching off fans and lights. ? Number of days present in a month. Fixed salary paid to hotel receptionist. ? Income taxes paid on hotel income. Morrisey & Brown, Limited, of Sydney is a merchandising company that is the sole distributor of a product that is increasing in popularity among Australian consumers. The company's income statements for the three most recent months follow: Morrisey & Brown, Limited Income Statements For the Three Months Ended September 30 Sales in units Sales Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses: Advertising expense Shipping expense Salaries and commissions Insurance expense Depreciation expense Total selling and administrative expenses Net operating income Required: July 4,000 August 4,500 September 5,000 $ 400,000 240,000 160,000 $ 450,000 270,000 180,000 $ 500,000 300,000 200,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 34,000 36,000 38,000 78,000 84,000 90,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 15,000 15,000 154,000 162,000 15,000 170,000 $ 6,000 $ 18,000 $ 30,000 1. By analyzing the data from the company's income statements, classify each of its expenses (including cost of goods sold) as either variable, fixed, or mixed. 2. Using the high-low method, separate each mixed expense into variable and fixed elements. Express the variable and fixed portions of each mixed expense in the form Y = a + bx. 3. Redo the company's income statement at the 5,000-unit level of activity using the contribution format. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 By analyzing the data from the company's income statements, classify each of its expenses (including cost of goods sold) as either variable, fixed, or mixed. Expenses Cost of goods sold Advertising expense Shipping expense Salaries and commissions Insurance expense Depreciation expense Classification Required 1 Required 2 >