A: compute the company's break even point in number of lanternsand in number of lanterns and in total sales dollars. B: If the variable expenses per lantern increase as a percentageof the selling price, will it result in a higher or lower breakeven point? Why? (Assume that the fixed expenses remainunchanged) C: At present the company is selling 8,000 per month. The salesmanager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price willresult in a 25% increase in the number of lanterns sold each month.Prepare two contribution income statements, one under presentoperating conditions and one as operations would appear after theproposed changes. Sho both total and per unit data on yourstatements and determine if the proposed changes will be beneficialto the company's net operating income.

Reveen Products sells camping Equipment. One of the company'sproducts a camping lantern, sells for $ 90 a unit. Variableexpenses are $ 63 per lantern, and fixed expenses associated withthe lantern total $ 135,000. per month. Required: A: compute the company's break even point in number of lanternsand in number of lanterns and in total sales dollars. B: If the variable expenses per lantern increase as a percentageof the selling price, will it result in a higher or lower breakeven point? Why? (Assume that the fixed expenses remainunchanged) C: At present the company is selling 8,000 per month. The salesmanager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price willresult in a 25% increase in the number of lanterns sold each month.Prepare two contribution income statements, one under presentoperating conditions and one as operations would appear after theproposed changes. Sho both total and per unit data on yourstatements and determine if the proposed changes will be beneficialto the company's net operating income. D: refer to the data in (c) above. How many lanterns would haveto be sold at the new selling price to yield a minimum netoperating income of $ 72,000 per month?