Stratford Company distributes a lightweight lawn chair that sells for $60 per unit. Variable expenses are 40% of sales, and fixed expenses total $777,600 annually. Required: Answer the following independent questions: 1. What is the product's CM per unit? Contribution margin per unit $ 36 Book erences 2. Use the CM per unit to determine the break-even point in units. Break-iven point in units 21,600 3. The company estimates that sales will increase by $85,000 during the coming year due to increased demand. By how much should net operating income increase? Increase in operating income $ 51,000 4. Assume that the operating results for last year were as follows: uc Prev 1 of 3 Next > 4. Assume that the operating results for last year were as follows: Sales Less: Variable expenses Contribution margin Less: Fixed expenses Net operating income $2,160,000 864,000 1,296,000 777,600 $ 518,400 a. Compute the degree of operating leverage at the current level of sales. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Degree of operating leverage b. The president expects soles to increase by 60% next year. By how much should net operating income increase? Increase in operating income 5-a. Refer to the original doto. Assume that the company sold 38,000 units last year. The sales manager is convinced that o 8% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $144,000 increase in advertising expenditures, would increase annual unit sales by 30%. Prepare two contribution format income statements: one showing the results of last year's operations, and one showing what the results of operations would be if these changes were made. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Per Unit" answers to 2 decimal places.) Last Year Total Per Unit Proposed Total Per Unit Prev 1 of 3 Next > 5-a. Refer to the original data. Assume that the company sold 38,000 units last year. The sales manager is convinced that a 8% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $144.000 increase in advertising expenditures, would increase annual unit sales by 30%. Prepare two contribution format income statements: one showing the results of last year's operations, and one showing what the results of operations would be if these changes were made. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Per Unit" answers to 2 decimal places.) Last Year Total Per Unit Proposed Total Per Unit Sales 5-b. Would you recommend that the company do as the sales manager suggests? Yes No 6. Refer to the original data. Assume again that the company sold 38,000 units last year. The president feels that it would be unwise to change the selling price. Instead, she wants to increase the sales commission by $2 per unit. She thinks that this move. combined with Prev 1 of 3 !!! Next > 6. Refer to the original data. Assume again that the company sold 38,000 units last year. The president feels that it would be unwise to change the selling price. Instead, she wants to increase the sales commission by $2 per unit. She thinks that this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would double annual unit sales. By how much could advertising be increased with profits remaining unchanged? Do not prepare an income statement; use the incremental analysis approach Increase in advertisement cost Rre 103 iii Next