Two membrane systems are under consideration for treating cooling tower blowdown to reduce its volume. A low-pressure seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) system will operate at 500 psi and produce 725,000 gallons of permeate per day. It will have a fixed cost of $510 per day and an operating cost of $725 per day. A higher-pressure SWRO system operating at 800 psi will produce 950,000 gallons per day at a cost of $1,475 per day. The fixed cost of the high-pressure SWRO system will be only $305 per day because fewer membranes will be required. How many gallons of blowdown water will require treatment each day for the two systems to break even

Engberg company installs lawn sod in home yards. the company’s most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: amount percent of sales sales $ 80,000 100% variable expenses 32,000 40% contribution margin 48,000 60% fixed expenses 38,000 net operating income $ 10,000 required: 1. compute the company’s degree of operating leverage. (round your answer to 1 decimal place.) 2. using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the impact on net operating income of a 5% increase in sales. (do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. construct a new contribution format income statement for the company assuming a 5% increase in sales.