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Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $120 per unit. Variable expenses are $6000 per unit, and fixed expenses total $180.000 per year Its operating results for last year were as follows Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 3,000,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 180,000 $ 1,320,000 Required: Answet each question independently based on the original data 1. What is the product's CM ratio? 2 Use the CM ratio to determine the break-even point in dollar sales 3 Assume this year's unit sales and total sales increase by 56,000 units and $6720,000, respectively if the fixed expenses do not change, how much will net operating income increase? 4-a. What is the degree of operating leverage based on last year's sales? 4-6. Assume the president expects this year's unit sales to increase by 13%, Using the degree of operating leverage from last year what percentage increase in net operating income will the company realize this year? Chec 5. The sales manager is convinced that a 11% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $67,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25% a. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income it his ideas are implemented? b. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? 6. The president does not want to change the selling price. Instead, he wants to increase the sales commission by $160 per unit He thinks that this move, combined with some increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25% How much could the president increase this year's advertising expense and still earn the same $1,320,000 net operating income as last year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Regt Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Red 40 Red SA Reg 58 Rego What is the product's CM ratio? CM ratio Req 2 >

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