Miller Company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is shown below: Total Per Unit Sales (38,000 units) $ 380,000 $ 10.00 Variable expenses 266,000 7.00 Contribution margin 114,000 $ 3.00 Fixed expenses 42,000 Net operating income $ 72,000 Required: (Consider each case independently): 1. What is the revised net operating income if unit sales increase by 14%? 2. What is the revised net operating income if the selling price decreases by $1.50 per unit and the number of units sold increases by 25%? 3. What is the revised net operating income if the selling price increases by $1.50 per unit, fixed expenses increase by $8,000, and the number of units sold decreases by 5%? 4. What is the revised net operating income if the selling price per unit increases by 10%, variable expenses increase by 40 cents per unit, and the number of units sold decreases by 7%?

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

The state troopers in one state have a motto, “nine you’re fine; ten you’re mine,” which is the standard that they use for pulling over speeders on the state highways. in other words, if the posted speed limit is 55 mph, drivers can drive at a rate up to 64 mph without fear of getting a ticket. which of the following best describes the ethical culture in the state? a. the troopers are following a standard of positive law. b. the troopers are following a normative standard. c. the troopers are following a headline test. d. the troopers are following the blanchard/peale standard.

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?