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 (9,600 units at $225 each) Variable costs (9,600 units at $180 each) Contribution margin Pixed costs Pretax income $2,160,000 1,728,000 $ 432,000 324,000 $ 108,000 1. Assume Hudson Co has a target pretax income of $162,000 for 2018. What amount of sales (in dollars) is needed to produce this target income? 2. If Hudson achieves its target pretax income for 2018, what is its margin of safety in percent? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) 1 Amount of sales Margin of safety 2 % Assume the company is considering investing in a new machine that will increase its fixed costs by $40,500 per year and decrease its variable costs by $9 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 0 If the company raises its selling price to $240 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. The marketing manager believes that increasing advertising costs by $81,000 in 2018 will increase the company's sales volume to 11,000 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 0 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (pretax) Should the company incur the additional advertising costs? $ 0