Break-Even in Sales Revenue, Margin of Safety Sports-Reps, Inc., represents professional athletes and movie and television stars. The agency had revenue of $12,300,000 last year, with total variable costs of $6,150,000 and fixed costs of $2,000,000. Required: 1. What is the contribution margin ratio for Sports-Reps based on last year's data? Round your answer to two decimal places. (Express as a decimal-based amount rather than a whole percent.) fill in the blank 1 What is the break-even point in sales revenue? $fill in the blank 2 2. What was the margin of safety for Sports-Reps last year? $fill in the blank 3 3. One of Sports-Reps's agents proposed that the firm begin cultivating high school sports stars around the nation. This proposal is expected to increase revenue by $250,000 per year, with increased fixed costs of $123,400. Is this proposal a good idea?

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Break-Even in Sales Revenue, Margin of Safety

Sports-Reps, Inc., represents professional athletes and movie and television stars. The agency had revenue of $12,300,000 last year, with total variable costs of $6,150,000 and fixed costs of $2,000,000.

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1. What is the contribution margin ratio for Sports-Reps based on last year's data? Round your answer to two decimal places. (Express as a decimal-based amount rather than a whole percent.)
fill in the blank 1

What is the break-even point in sales revenue?
$fill in the blank 2

2. What was the margin of safety for Sports-Reps last year?
$fill in the blank 3

3. One of Sports-Reps's agents proposed that the firm begin cultivating high school sports stars around the nation. This proposal is expected to increase revenue by $250,000 per year, with increased fixed costs of $123,400. Is this proposal a good idea?

 
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