The condensed income statement for the Peri and Paul partnership for 2020 is as follows. Peri and Paul Company Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Sales (240,000 units) $1,200,000 Cost of goods sold 800,000 Gross profit 400,000 Operating expenses Selling $280,000 Administrative 150,000 430,000 Net loss $(30,000 ) A cost behavior analysis indicates that 75% of the cost of goods sold are variable, 42% of the selling expenses are variable, and 40% of the administrative expenses are variable. Paul was a marketing major in college. He believes that sales volume can be increased only by intensive advertising and promotional campaigns. He therefore proposed the following plan as an alternative to Peri’s: (1) increase variable selling expenses to $0.59 per unit, (2) lower the selling price per unit by $0.25, and (3) increase fixed selling expenses by $40,000. Paul quoted an old marketing research report that said that sales volume would increase by 60% if these changes were made. Compute the net income under Paul’s proposal and the break-even point in dollars. (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2515 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520.) Amount Net income $ Break-even point $

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The condensed income statement for the Peri and Paul partnership for 2020 is as follows.

Peri and Paul Company Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Sales (240,000 units)		$1,200,000
Cost of goods sold		800,000
Gross profit		400,000
Operating expenses
Selling	$280,000
Administrative	150,000
		430,000
Net loss		$(30,000	)

A cost behavior analysis indicates that 75% of the cost of goods sold are variable, 42% of the selling expenses are variable, and 40% of the administrative expenses are variable.

Paul was a marketing major in college. He believes that sales volume can be increased only by intensive advertising and promotional campaigns. He therefore proposed the following plan as an alternative to Peri’s: (1) increase variable selling expenses to $0.59 per unit, (2) lower the selling price per unit by $0.25, and (3) increase fixed selling expenses by $40,000. Paul quoted an old marketing research report that said that sales volume would increase by 60% if these changes were made. Compute the net income under Paul’s proposal and the break-even point in dollars. (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2515 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520.)

		Amount
Net income		$
Break-even point		$

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