Last year’s contribution format income statement for Huerra Company is given below:   Total Unit Sales $ 1,002,000 $ 50.10 Variable expenses 601,200 30.06 Contribution margin 400,800 20.04 Fixed expenses 316,800 15.84 Net operating income 84,000 4.20 Income taxes @ 40% 33,600 1.68 Net income $ 50,400 $ 2.52 The company had average operating assets of $491,000 during the year. Required: Compute last year’s margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI). For each of the following questions, indicate whether last year’s margin and turnover will increase, decrease, or remain unchanged as a result of the events described, and then compute the new ROI. Consider each question separately. Using Lean Production, the company is able to reduce the average level of inventory by $100,000. The company achieves a cost savings of $10,000 per year by using less costly materials. The company purchases machinery and equipment that increase average operating assets by $125,000. Sales remain unchanged. The new, more efficient equipment reduces production costs by $8,000 per year. As a result of a more intense effort by sales people, sales are increased by 10%; operating assets remain unchanged. At the beginning of the year, obsolete inventory is scrapped, thereby lowering net operating income by $19,000. At the beginning of the year, the company uses $184,000 of cash (received on accounts receivable) to repurchase some of its common stock. please only answer this requirement 5 only    As a result of a more intense effort by sales people, sales are increased by 10%; operating assets remain unchanged. Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.               Effect Margin ? % Increase Turnover ?   Increase ROI 25.27 % Increase

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Last year’s contribution format income statement for Huerra Company is given below:

  Total Unit
Sales $ 1,002,000 $ 50.10
Variable expenses 601,200 30.06
Contribution margin 400,800 20.04
Fixed expenses 316,800 15.84
Net operating income 84,000 4.20
Income taxes @ 40% 33,600 1.68
Net income $ 50,400 $ 2.52

The company had average operating assets of $491,000 during the year.

Required:

  1. Compute last year’s margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI).

    For each of the following questions, indicate whether last year’s margin and turnover will increase, decrease, or remain unchanged as a result of the events described, and then compute the new ROI. Consider each question separately.

  2. Using Lean Production, the company is able to reduce the average level of inventory by $100,000.
  3. The company achieves a cost savings of $10,000 per year by using less costly materials.
  4. The company purchases machinery and equipment that increase average operating assets by $125,000. Sales remain unchanged. The new, more efficient equipment reduces production costs by $8,000 per year.
  5. As a result of a more intense effort by sales people, sales are increased by 10%; operating assets remain unchanged.
  6. At the beginning of the year, obsolete inventory is scrapped, thereby lowering net operating income by $19,000.
  7. At the beginning of the year, the company uses $184,000 of cash (received on accounts receivable) to repurchase some of its common stock.

please only answer this requirement 5 only 

 

As a result of a more intense effort by sales people, sales are increased by 10%; operating assets remain unchanged.

Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.

 
 
 
 
      Effect
Margin ? % Increase
Turnover ?   Increase
ROI 25.27 % Increase

 

 

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