! Required information Use the following information for the Exercises below. [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 (11,300 units at $175 each) Variable costs (11,300 units at $140 each) Contribution margin Fixed costs Pretax income $1,977,500 1,582,000 $ 395,500 315,000 80,500 Exercise 21-16 Break-even LO P2 1. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in units and. 2. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in sales dollars. units 1. Break-even point 2. Break-even point Exercise 21-17 Target income and margin of safety (in dollars) LO C2 1. Assume Hudson Co. has a target pretax income of $155,000 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 2. Margin of safety Exercise 21-17 Target income and margin of safety (in dollars) LO C2 1. Assume Hudson Co has a target pretax Income of $155,000 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 2. Margin of safety Exercise 21-16 Break-even LO P2 1. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in units and. 2. Compute Hudson Co.'s break-even point in sales dollars. 1. units Break-even point Break-even point 2. Exercise 21-18 Evaluating strategies LO C2 Assume the company is considering investing in a new machine that will increase its fixed costs by $37,000 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