Contribution Income Statement and Operating Leverage Willamette Valley Fruit Company started as a small cannery-style operation in 1999. The company now processes, on average, 20 million pounds of berries each year. Flash-frozen berries are sold in 30 pound packs to retailers. Assume 650,000 packs were sold for $75 each last year. Variable costs were $42 per pack and fixed costs totaled $14,250,000.

(a) Prepare a contribution income statement for the year ended December 31. HINT: Use a negative sign with both "costs" answers.

WILLAMETTE VALLEY FRUIT COMPANY
Contribution Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31
Sales Answer
48750000
Variable costs Answer
-27300000
Contribution margin Answer
21450000
Fixed costs Answer
-14250000
Net income Answer
7200000

(b) Determine the company's operating leverage. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Answer
2.98

(c) Calculate the percentage change in profits if sales decrease by 10 percent. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
Answer
0
% decrease

(d) Management is considering the purchase of several new pieces of packaging equipment. This will increase annual fixed costs to $15,500,000 and reduce variable costs to $40 per crate. Calculate the effect of this acquisition on operating leverage and explain any change. (Round your answers two decimal places.)
Answer
0

Morgana company identifies three activities in its manufacturing process: machine setups, machining, and inspections. estimated annual overhead cost for each activity is $168,000, $315,900, an $97,200, respectively. the cost driver for each activity and the expected annual usage are number of setups 2,100, machine hours 24,300, and number of inspections 1,800. compute the overhead rate for each activity. machine setups $ per setup machining $ per machine hour inspections $ per inspection

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