Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $40 per unit. Variable expenses are $20.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income Required: $ 1,000,000 500,000 500,000 160,000 $ 340,000 Answer each question independently based on the original data: 1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales. 3. Assume this year's unit sales and total sales increase by 60,000 units and $2,400,000, respectively. If the fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's unit sales to increase by 14%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year? 5. The sales manager is convinced a 12% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $71,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? b. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $1.70 per unit. He thinks this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. How much could the president increase this year's advertising expense and still earn the same $340,000 net operating income as last year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4A Required 4B Required 5A Required 5B Required 6

Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $120 per unit. Variable expenses are $60.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $180,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows:   Sales $ 3,240,000 Variable expenses 1,620,000 Contribution margin 1,620,000 Fixed expenses 180,000 Net operating income $ 1,440,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: 1. The sales manager is convinced that a 12% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $71,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? b. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year?   2. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $2.20 per unit. He…

Feather Friends, Inc., distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $80 per unit. Variable expenses are $40.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $180,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows:     Sales $ 2,160,000 Variable expenses   1,080,000 Contribution margin   1,080,000 Fixed expenses   180,000 Net operating income $ 900,000     Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data:   1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales. 3. Assume this year’s unit sales and total sales increase by 59,000 units and $4,720,000, respectively. If the fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase?   4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's unit sales to increase by 13%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net…

Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $80 per unit. Variable expenses are $40.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales $ 2,160,000 Variable expenses 1,080,000 Contribution margin 1,080,000 Fixed expenses 160,000 Net operating income $ 920,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: 1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales. 3. Assume this year’s unit sales and total sales increase by 44,000 units and $3,520,000, respectively. If the fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's unit sales to increase by 14%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating…

Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $80 per unit. Variable expenses are $40.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales $ 2,160,000 Variable expenses 1,080,000 Contribution margin 1,080,000 Fixed expenses 160,000 Net operating income $ 920,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's unit sales to increase by 14%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year? 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 11% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $72,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income…

Feather Friends, Inc., distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $40 per unit. Variable expenses are $20.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses $ 1,040,000 520,000 520,000 160,000 Net operating income 360,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: 1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales. 3. Assume this year's unit sales and total sales increase by 48,000 units and $1,920,000, respectively. If the fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's unit sales to increase by 14%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize…

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Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $20 per unit. Variable expenses are $12 per unit, and fixed expenses total $140,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales (24,000 units) 480,000 Variable expenses 288,000 Contribution margin 192,000 Fixed expenses 140,000 Operating income 52,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: 1. What is the product's CM ratio?

Hd.31. Feather Friends, Inc., distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $25 per unit. Variable expenses are $8 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales $ 350,000 Variable expenses 112,000 Contribution margin 238,000 Fixed expenses 160,000 Net operating income $ 78,000 Required: Answer each question independently based on the original data: 1. What is the products CM ratio? 2. Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in sales dollars. 3. Assume this year's total sales increase by $40,000. If the fixed expenses do not change, how much will operating income increase? Assume that the operating results for last year were as in the question data. 4-a. Compute the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales. 4-b. The president expects sales to increase by 16% next year. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in the operating income will the…

Feather Friends, Inc., distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $120 per unit. Variable expenses are $60.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows: Sales $ 3,120,000 Variable expenses   1,560,000 Contribution margin   1,560,000 Fixed expenses   160,000 Net operating income $ 1,400,000 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-b. Assume the president expects this year's sales to increase by 17%. Using the degree of operating leverage from last year, what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year?   5. The sales manager is convinced that a 11% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $66,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? b. If the sales manager's ideas are…