Astro co. sold 20,500 units of its only product and incurred a $67,750 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. during a planning session for year 2018’s activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 40% by installing a machine that automates several operations. to obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $155,000. the maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year. astro company contribution margin income statement for year ended december 31, 2017 sales $ 779,000 variable costs 584,250 contribution margin 194,750 fixed costs 262,500 net loss $ (67,750 ) required: 1. compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2017. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Hilary works at klothes kloset. she quickly the customers, and her cash drawer is always correct at the end of her shift. however, she never tries to "upsell" the customers (for example, by asking if they would like to purchase earrings to go with the shirt they chose or by suggesting a purse that matches the shoes they are buying). give hilary some constructive feedback on her performance.