Miller Company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is shown below:   Total Per Unit Sales (25,200 units) $ 226,800 $ 9.00 Variable expenses 136,080 5.40 Contribution margin 90,720 $ 3.60 Fixed expenses 52,920   Net operating income $ 37,800   Required: (Consider each of the four requirements independently): Assume the sales volume increases by 4,032 units: What is the revised net operating income? What is the percent increase in unit sales? Using the most recent month’s degree of operating leverage, what is the percent increase in net operating income? What is the revised net operating income if the selling price decreases by $1.20 per unit and the number of units sold increases by 24%? What is the revised net operating income if the selling price increases by $1.20 per unit, fixed expenses increase by $10,000, and the number of units sold decreases by 8%?

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Miller Company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is shown below:

  Total Per Unit
Sales (25,200 units) $ 226,800 $ 9.00
Variable expenses 136,080 5.40
Contribution margin 90,720 $ 3.60
Fixed expenses 52,920  
Net operating income $ 37,800  

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(Consider each of the four requirements independently):

  1. Assume the sales volume increases by 4,032 units:
    1. What is the revised net operating income?
    2. What is the percent increase in unit sales?
    3. Using the most recent month’s degree of operating leverage, what is the percent increase in net operating income?
  2. What is the revised net operating income if the selling price decreases by $1.20 per unit and the number of units sold increases by 24%?
  3. What is the revised net operating income if the selling price increases by $1.20 per unit, fixed expenses increase by $10,000, and the number of units sold decreases by 8%?
  4. What is the revised net operating income if the selling price per unit increases by 20%, variable expenses increase by 30 cents per unit, and the number of units sold decreases by 12%?
 
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