Rowe Tool and Die (RTD) produces metal fittings as a supplier to various manufacturing firms in the area. The following is the forecasted income statement for the next quarter, which is the typical planning horizon used at RTD. RTD expects to sell 47,000 units during the quarter. RTD carries no inventories. Sales revenue Costs of fitting produced Gross profit Administrative costs Operating profit Amount $ 1,250, 200 958, 800 291,400 220,900 $ 70,500 $ Per Unit $26.60 20.40 $ 6.20 4.70 $ 1.50 Fixed costs included in this income statement are $305,500 for depreciation on plant and machinery and miscellaneous factory operations and $95,500 for administrative costs. RTD has received a request for 10,000 fittings to be produced in the next quarter from Endicott Manufacturing. Endicott has never purchased from RTD, although they have been a local company for many years. Endicott has offered to pay $20.20 per unit. RTD can easily produce the 10,000 units with its existing capacity. Production of the 10,000 units will incur all variable manufacturing costs but no fixed manufacturing costs. No administrative costs will be incurred because of the order. Required: a. What impact would accepting this special order have on operating profit? b. Should RTD accept the order?

Molander Corporation is a distributor of a sun umbrella used at resort hotels. Data concerning the next month's budget appear below: Selling price per unit $ 25 Variable expense per unit $ 17 Fixed expense per month $6,880 Unit sales per month 1,010 Required: 1. What is the company's margin of safety? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. What is the company's margin of safety as a percentage of its sales? (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e. .1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

The following is Pacific Limited’s contribution format income statement for January 2022:    Sales $1,400,000 Variable expenses 700,000 Contribution margin 700,000 Fixed expenses 400,000 Net operating income $ 300,000   The company has no beginning or ending inventories and produced and sold 25,000 units during the month.   Required (show your calculation):   a. The company’s top management team is currently investigating how many units they need to sell to reach the break-even point. Also, they want to know how much revenue they need to generate to reach the break-even point. What do you think?    d.d. Company’s Marketing Manager is confident that she can increase sales by 28% next year with some effort. What would be the expected percentage increase in net operating income? Use the degree of operating leverage concept to compute your answer

Beckett Manufacturing produces self-watering planters for use in upscale retail establishments. Sales projections for the first five months of the upcoming year show the estimated unit sales of the planters each month to be as follows: (Click the icon to view additional information.) Inventory at the start of the year was 850 planters. The desired inventory of planters at the end of each month should be equal to 25% of the following month's budgeted sales. Each planter requires four pounds of polypropylene (a type of plastic). The company wants to have 20% of the polypropylene required for next month's production on hand at the end of each month. The polypropylene costs $0.10 per pound. Read the requirements. Data table For the Months of January through March January February March Quarter Number of planters to be sold Units to be produced 3,425 3,400 3,525 10,350 January. 3,400 4 Multiply by: Quantity of direct materials needed per unit Quantity needed for production February 3,500…