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17) The following data relate to a product sold by Hallstone Company: Total Variable costs Total fixed costs Predicted pre-tax income Contribution margin per unit $90,000 $27.000 $18,000 $5.00 (a) Calculate the number of units expected to be sold. (b) Calculate the expected total dollar sales. 18) Dodge Industries incurs the following costs during the current year: Depreciation of machinery... Direct labor. Direct materials. Executive salaries.. Insurance Rent on building. Factory supplies. Vehicle lease cost. $15,000 6,000 4,000 20,000 2,000 8,000 10,000 5,000 Sales for the year were $80,000 and Dodge determined that only the direct production costs and factory supplies are to be classified as variable costs; all other costs are classified as fixed costs. Dodge sold 400 units. (a) Calculate the unit contribution margin and the contribution margin ratio for Dodge Industries. (b) Dodge Industries is considering plans that would increase the contribution margin ratio for next year. Should it pursue these plans? Explain. 15) The following information is available for a company's utility cost for operating its machines over the last four months. Machine hours 900 Month January February March April 1,800 2,400 600 Utility cost $ 5,450 $ 6,900 $ 8,100 $ 3,600 Using the high-low method, the estimated total fixed cost for utilities is: A) $1,500. B) $3,600. C) $6,000. D) $3,300. E) $2,100 16) Margin Company has total fixed costs of $360,000 and variable costs of $14 per unit. If the unit sales price is reduced from $24 to $20 and advertising is increased by $10,000, sales will increase from 40,000 to 65,000 units. Should Margin reduce its per unit sales price and pay for the additional advertising? (Support your answer with calculations.)