! 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 2019. HUDSON Co. Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2019 Sales (10,500 units at $225 each) Variable costs (10,500 units at $180 each) Contribution margin Pixed costa Pretax income $2,362,500 1,890,000 472,500 369,000 $ 103,500 Exercise 18-17 Target income and margin of safety (in dollars) LO C2 1. Assume Hudson Co. has a target pretax income of $171,000 for 2020. What amount of sales (in dollars) is needed to produce this target income? 2. If Hudson achieves its target pretax income for 2020, what is its margin of safety (in percent)? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) 1. Amount of sales 2 Margin of safety 9 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 2019. HUDSON Co. Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 11, 2019 Sales (10,500 units at $225 each) Variable costu (10,500 units at $180 each) Contribution margin Fixed costs Pretax income $2,362,500 1,890,000 472,500 369,000 $ 103,500 Exercise 18-18 Evaluating strategies LO C2 Assume the company is considering investing in a new machine that will increase its fixed costs by $45,000 per year and decrease its Variable costs by $9 per unit. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2020 assuming the company purchases this machine HUDSON CO Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2020 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (pretax/Loss Should the company purchase the machine? 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 2019. HUDSON CO. Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2019 Sales (10,500 units at $225 each) Variable costs (10,500 units at $180 each) Contribution margin Fixed costs Pretax income $2,362,500 1,890,000 472,500 369,000 $ 103,500 Exercise 18-20 Evaluating strategies LO C2 The marketing manager believes that increasing advertising costs by $90,000 in 2020 will increase the company's sales volum 11.900 units. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2020 assuming the company incurs the additional advertising costs HUDSON CO. Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2020 Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (protax)/Loss Should the company incur the additional advertising costs