Trumps Inc. has developed a chew-proof dog bed-the Tuff Pup. Fixed costs are P 204,000  per year. The average price for the Tuff-Pup is P 36, and the average variable cost is P 22  per unit. Currently, Trumps produces and sells 20,000 Tuff-Pups annually.  Required:  How many Tuff-Pups must be sold to break-even?   If Trumps wants to earn P95,000 in profit, how many Tuff-Pups must be sold? Prepare a  variable-costing income statement to verify your answer.   Suppose that Trumps would like to lower the break-even units to 12,000. 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 12,000 units. (Round to the nearest  cent).   What is Trumps current contribution margin and operating income? Calculate the  degree of operating leverage (round your answer to four decimal places.) If sales  increased by 10% next year, what would the present change in operating income  be?

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 Trumps Inc. has developed a chew-proof dog bed-the Tuff Pup. Fixed costs are P 204,000  per year. The average price for the Tuff-Pup is P 36, and the average variable cost is P 22  per unit. Currently, Trumps produces and sells 20,000 Tuff-Pups annually. 

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  1. How many Tuff-Pups must be sold to break-even?  
  2. If Trumps wants to earn P95,000 in profit, how many Tuff-Pups must be sold? Prepare a  variable-costing income statement to verify your answer.  
  3. Suppose that Trumps would like to lower the break-even units to 12,000. 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 12,000 units. (Round to the nearest  cent).  
  4. What is Trumps current contribution margin and operating income? Calculate the  degree of operating leverage (round your answer to four decimal places.) If sales  increased by 10% next year, what would the present change in operating income  be? 
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