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Reagan, Inc., has developed a chew-proof dog bed—the Tuff-Pup. Fixed costs are $180,000 per year. The average price for the Tuff-Pup is $36, and the
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3. Suppose that Reagan would like to lower the break-even units to 9,000. The company does not believe that the price or fixed cost can be changed. Calculate the new unit variable cost that would result in break-even units of 9,000. If required, round your intermediate computations and final answer to the nearest cent.
4. What is Reagan’s current contribution margin and operating income?
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Calculate the degree of operating leverage. Round your answer to three decimal places.
If sales increased by 10 percent next year, what would the percent change in operating income be? Use your rounded answer to the question above in your computations, and round your final percentage answer to two decimal places (for example, 45.555% would be entered as "45.56").
What would the new total operating income for next year be? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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