Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow: Per Unit $ 40 28 $ 12 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income Total $ 608,000 425,600 182,400 148,800 $ 33,600 Required: - What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? . Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point? -a. How many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $74,400? -b. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level. Refer to the original data Comput
Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow: Per Unit $ 40 28 $ 12 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income Total $ 608,000 425,600 182,400 148,800 $ 33,600 Required: - What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? . Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point? -a. How many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $74,400? -b. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level. Refer to the original data Comput
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![Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow:
Per
Unit
$ 40
28
$ 12
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Net operating income
Required:
1. What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales?
2. Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?
3-a. How many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $74,400?
3-b. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level.
Total
$ 608,000
425,600
182,400
148,800
$ 33,600
4. Refer to the original data. Compute the company's margin of safety in dollar and percentage terms.
5. What is the company's CM ratio? If the company can sell more units, thereby increasing sales by $78,000 per month, and
there is no change in fixed expenses, by how much would you expect monthly net operating income to increase?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
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Req 2
Req 3A
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What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales?
Break-even point in unit sales
Break-even point in dollar sales
units
Req 4
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Req 5
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Transcribed Image Text:Menlo Company distributes a single product. The company's sales and expenses for last month follow:
Per
Unit
$ 40
28
$ 12
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Net operating income
Required:
1. What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales?
2. Without resorting to computations, what is the total contribution margin at the break-even point?
3-a. How many units would have to be sold each month to attain a target profit of $74,400?
3-b. Verify your answer by preparing a contribution format income statement at the target sales level.
Total
$ 608,000
425,600
182,400
148,800
$ 33,600
4. Refer to the original data. Compute the company's margin of safety in dollar and percentage terms.
5. What is the company's CM ratio? If the company can sell more units, thereby increasing sales by $78,000 per month, and
there is no change in fixed expenses, by how much would you expect monthly net operating income to increase?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Req 1
Req 2
Req 3A
Req 3B
What is the monthly break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales?
Break-even point in unit sales
Break-even point in dollar sales
units
Req 4
< Req 1
Req 5
Req 2 >
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