EXERCISE 12-17 (20 MINUTES)

4.

Present

Sales New

Sales Total Sales

Units sold... 280,000 20,000 300,000

(1) Sales @ $5.00 and $4.25 ... $1,400,000 $85,000 $1,485,000

Less variable expenses @ $3... 840,000 60,000 900,000

Contribution margin ... 560,000 25,000 585,000

Less fixed expenses ... 462,000 0 462,000

(2) Net operating income ... $ 98,000 $25,000 $ 123,000

(3) Total assets ... $ 700,000 $50,000 $ 750,000

(4) Margin (2) ÷ (1) ... 7.00% 29.41% 8.28%

(5) Turnover (1) ÷ (3) ... 2.00 1.70 1.98

ROI (4) × (5) ... 14.00% 50.00% 16.39%

Yes, the manager of the Valve Division should accept the $4.25 price.

Problem 12-32 (30 minutes)