- Due To Erratic Sales Of Its Sole Product A High Capacity Battery For Laptop Computers Pem Incorporated Has Been Experi 1 (72.71 KiB) Viewed 44 times
Required: 1. Compute the company's CM ratio and its break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. 2. The president believes that a $6,700 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the sales staff, will increase unit sales and the total sales by $80,000 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 $32,000 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 packaging costs by $0.40 per unit. Assuming no other changes, how many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $4,200? 5. Refer to the original data. By automating, the company could reduce variable expenses by $3 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase by $55,000 each month. a. Compute the new CM ratio and the new break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. b. Assume that the company expects to sell 20,500 units next month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one assuming that operations are not automated and one assuming that they are. (Show data on a per unit and percentage basis, as well as in total, for each alternative.) c. Would you recommend that the company automate its operations (Assuming that the company expects to sell 20,500 units)? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Reg 2 Answer is not complete. Req 3 Req 4 Req 5A < Req 2 Req 5B Refer to the original data. The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with an increase of $32,000 in the monthly advertising budget, will double unit sales. If the sales manager is right, what will be the revised net operating income (loss)? (Losses should be entered as a negative value.) Revised net operating income (loss) $ 239,600 X Req 5C Req 4 >
Required: 1. Compute the company's CM ratio and its break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. 2. The president believes that a $6,700 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the sales staff, will increase unit sales and the total sales by $80,000 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 $32,000 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 packaging costs by $0.40 per unit. Assuming no other changes, how many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $4,200? 5. Refer to the original data. By automating, the company could reduce variable expenses by $3 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase by $55,000 each month. a. Compute the new CM ratio and the new break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. b. Assume that the company expects to sell 20,500 units next month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one assuming that operations are not automated and one assuming that they are. (Show data on a per unit and percentage basis, as well as in total, for each alternative.) c. Would you recommend that the company automate its operations (Assuming that the company expects to sell 20,500 units)? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Req 3 Unit sales to attain target profit Answer is not complete. Req 4 15,347 X Req 5A 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 packaging costs by $0.40 per unit. Assuming no other changes, how many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $4,200? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to the nearest whole unit.) < Req 3 Req 5B Req 5C Req 5A > Show less
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income Req 3 333 33 Req 4 Answer is not complete. Refer to the original data. By automating, the company could reduce variable expenses by $3 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase by $55,000 each month. Assume that the company expects to sell 20,500 units next month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one assuming that operations are not automated and one assuming that they are. (Show data on a per unit and percentage basis, as well as in total, for each alternative.) (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to the nearest whole number.) Total 615,000 $ PEM, Incorporated Contribution Income Statement Not Automated Per Unit 615,000 Req 5A 615,000 $ 30 30✔ 100 $ 60✔ 40 < Req 5A % Req 5B $ Automated Per Unit Total 615,000 $ Req 5C 615,000 233,800✔ 381,200 Req 5C > 30✔ $ 30 % 100✓ 50 50 Show less