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Data for Herron Corporation areshown below:
Per Unit Percent
of Sales Selling price $ 110 100% Variableexpenses 77 70% Contributionmargin $ 33 30%
Fixed expenses are $82,000 per month and the company is selling3,500 units per month.
considering using higher-quality components that would increasethe variable cost by $5 per unit. The marketing manager believesthat the higher-quality product would increase sales by 20% permonth. Calculate the change in total contribution margin.
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| Data for Herron Corporation areshown below: |
| Per Unit | Percent of Sales | |||
| Selling price | $ | 110 | 100% | |
| Variableexpenses | 77 | 70% | ||
| Contributionmargin | $ | 33 | 30% | |
| Fixed expenses are $82,000 per month and the company is selling3,500 units per month.
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| Data for Hermann Corporation areshown below: |
| Per Unit | Percent of Sales | |||
| Selling price | $ | 105 | 100% | |
| Variableexpenses | 63 | 60% | ||
| Contributionmargin | $ | 42 | 40% | |
| Fixed expenses are $81,000 per month and the company is selling3,800 units per month.
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2-a. | Refer to the original data. Management is considering usinghigher-quality components that would increase the variable expenseby $4 per unit. The marketing manager believes that thehigher-quality product would increase sales by 20% per month.Calculate the change in total contribution margin. |
| 2-b. | Should thehigher-quality components be used? | ||||
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| Data for Herron Corporation areshown below: |
| Per Unit | Percent of Sales | |||
| Selling price | $ | 70 | 100% | |
| Variableexpenses | 56 | 80% | ||
| Contributionmargin | $ | 14 | 20% | |
| Fixed expenses are $74,300 permonth and the company is selling 4,600 units per month.(Input the amount as a positive value. Do not roundintermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimalplaces.) |
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Exercise 5-5 Part 1
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1a. | The marketing manager believes that an $8,700 increase in themonthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $13,400.Calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. |
| Net operatingincome | (Click toselect)decreasesincreases by | $ |
| 1b. | Should the advertising budget beincreased ? | ||||
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Exercise 5-5 Part 2
2a. | Management is considering using higher-quality components thatwould increase the variable cost by $5 per unit. The marketingmanager believes that the higher-quality product would increasesales by 14% per month. Calculate the change in total contributionmargin. |
| Total contributionmargin (Click to select)decreasesincreases by | $ |
| 2b. | Should the higher-qualitycomponents be used? | ||||
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Exercise 5-5 Changes in Variable Costs, Fixed Costs, SellingPrice, and Volume [LO4]
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| Data for HerronCorporation are shown below: |
| Per Unit | Percent of Sales | |||
| Selling price | $ | 50 | 100% | |
| Variable expenses | 30 | 60% | ||
| Contribution margin | $ | 20 | 40% | |
Fixed expenses are $74,300 per month and the company is selling3,500 units per month. (Input the amount as a positivevalue. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to2 decimal places.)
Exercise 5-5 Part 1
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1a. | The marketing manager believes that an $7,600 increase in themonthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $16,900.Calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. |
| Netoperating income | by | $ |
| 1b. | Should theadvertising budget be increased ? | ||||||||||||||
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Exercise 5-5 Part 2
2a. | Management is considering using higher-quality components thatwould increase the variable cost by $6 per unit. The marketingmanager believes that the higher-quality product would increasesales by 20% per month. Calculate the change in total contributionmargin. |
| Total contribution margin by | $ |
| 2b. | Should thehigher-quality components be used? | ||||
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