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PEM, Incorporated, is experiencing financial difficulty due to erratic sales of its only product, a high-capacity battery for lapto computers. The company's contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (13,200 units $20 per unit) Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating loss A $ 264,000 132,000 132,000 147,000 $ (15,000) Required: 1. Compute the company's CM ratio and its break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. 2. The president believes a $6,800 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the s- will increase unit sales and the total sales by $85,000 per month. If the president is right, what will be the increase (decre company's monthly net operating income? 3. Refer to the original data. The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with an incr $35,000 in the monthly advertising budget, will double unit sales. If the sales manager is right, what will be the revised ne operating income (loss)? Dafar in the criminal data The Madlentin ************ 6 60F
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Refer to the original data. The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with an increase of $35,000 in the monthly advertising budget, will double unit sales. If the sales manager is right, what will be the revised net operating income (loss)? Note: Losses should be entered as a negative value. PEM, Incorporated, is experiencing financial difficulty due to erratic sales of its only product, a high-capacity battery for lapt computers. The company's contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below. Required: 1. Compute the company's CM ratio and its break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales 2. The president believes a $6,800 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the will increase unit sales and the total sales by $85,000 per month. If the president is right, what will be the increase (decr company's monthly net operating income? 3. Refer to the original data. The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with an inc $35,000 in the monthly advertising budget, will double unit sales. If the sales manager is right, what will be the revised n operating income (loss)? Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Refer to the original data. The Marketing Department thinks that a fancy new package for the laptop computer battery would grow sales. The new package would increase variable costs by $0.50 per unit, Assuming no other changes, how many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $4,600 ? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer up to the nearest whole unit. 1. Compute the company's CM ratio and its break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales 2. The president believes a $6,800 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the sales staft, will increase unit sales and the total sales by $85,000 per month. If the president is right, what will be the increase (decrease) in the company's monthly net operating income? 3. Refer to the original data. The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with an increase of $35,000 in the monthly advertising budget, will double unit sales. If the sales manager is right, what will be the revised net operating income (loss)? 4. Refer to the original data. The Marketing Department thinks that a fancy new package for the laptop computer battery would grow sales. The new package would increase variable costs by $0.50 per unit Assuming no other changes, how many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target protit of $4,600 ? 5. Refer to the otiginal dota. By automating, the company could reduce variable expenses by $3 per unit. Howevec, fixed expenses would increase by $58,000 each month. a. Compute the new CM ratio and the new break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. b. Assume the company expects to sell 20,500 units next month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one assuming operations are not automated and one assuming they are. (Show data on a per-unit and percentage basis, as weil as in totai, for each aiternative) c. Would you recommend the company outomate its operations (Assuming that the company expects to sell 20.500 units)? Refer to the original data. By automating, the company could reduce variable expenses by $3 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase by $58,000 each month. Compute the new CM ratio and the new break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. Note; Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "CM ratio" to the nearest whole percentage (i.e., 0.234 should be entered as " 23 "), round "Break-even point in unit sales" up to the nearest whole unit and round "Break-even point in dollar sales" to the nearest whole dollar. Refer to the original data. By automating, the company could reduce variable expenses by $3 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase by $58,000 each month. Assume the company expects to sell 20,500 units next month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one assuming operations are not automated and one assuming they are. (Show data on a per-unit an percentage basis, as well as in total, for each alternative.) Note: Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to the nearest whole number. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. The president believes a $6,800 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the staff, will increase unit sales and the total sales by $85,000 per month. If the president is right, what will be the increas (decrease) in the company's monthly net operating income? Note: Do not round intermedlate calculations
