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Kensington Corporation has provided the following contribution format income statement. Answer each question independently based on the original data:

Sales (6,000 units)

$ 210,000

Variable expenses

150,000

Contribution margin

60,000

Fixed expenses

40,000

Net operating income

$ 20,000

 

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Enter the numbers only, rounded to the nearest whole number

  1. What is the break-even point in dollar sales?
  2. Estimate how many units must be sold to achieve a target profit of $60,000.
  3. What is the margin of safety in dollars?
  4. Using the degree of operating leverage, what is the estimated percent increase in net operating income of a 25% increase in sales volume?
  5. If the variable cost per unit increases by $3, spending on advertising increases by $4,000, and unit sales increase by 550 units, what would be the estimated net operating income? (fil in spaces below for Q5)

Unit contribution margin 

 

Unit sales 

 

Total Contribution margin 

 

Fixed expenses 

 

Net operating income

 
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