Try Spirit Calendars imprints calendars with college names. The company has fixed expenses of $...

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Try Spirit Calendars imprints calendars with college names. The company has fixed expenses of $ 1 comma 095 comma 000 each month plus variable expenses of $ 4.00 per carton of calendars. Of the variable expense, 68% is cost of goods sold, while the remaining 32% relates to variable operating expenses. The company sells each carton of calendars for $ 12.00.
1.Compute the number of cartons of calendars that Try Spirit Calendars must sell each month to break even.
2.Compute the dollar amount of monthly sales that the company needs in order to earn $ 312 comma 000 in operating income(round the contribution margin ratio to two decimal places).
3.Prepare the company's contribution margin income statement for June for sales of 455 comma 000 cartons of calendars.
4.What is June's margin of safety(in dollars)? What is the operating leverage factor at this level of sales?
5.By what percentage will operating income change if July's sales volume is 15%higher? Prove your answer.
(need help with part 5)

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