Required: 1. Calculate the annual breakeven point, both in terms of units and in terms of sales dollars. 2. If Bubba’s sells 22,000 hats, what is its before-tax income or loss? Support your answer by preparing a contribution income statement. 3. If Bubba’s sells 32,000 hats, what is its margin of safety (MOS) in dollars and MOS ratio? 4. Bubba is considering the elimination of sales commissions completely and increasing salaries by $157,000 annually. What would be the new breakeven point in units? What would be the before-tax income or loss if 22,000 hats are sold with the new salary plan?

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

Paddock pools constructed a swimming pool and deck for the jensens' home. paddock installed the wrong trim on the pool. it would cost $2800 to change the trim-one-fifth of the total cost of the pool. the jensens refuse to pay anything for the pool. the paddock's best defense is: (a) duress (b) substanial performance (c)mistake (d) failure of conditions

According to management education expert ashok rao, companies can increase their profitability by through careful inventory management. a. 5% to 10% b. 10% to 25% c. 20% to 50% d. 75%