Average selling price per premium garage door ...... $ Average variable manufacturing cost per door..... 1,400 $ 380 Average variable selling cost per door $ 180 Total annual fixed costs 294,000 Kenmore Garage Doors has undertaken several sustainability projects over the past few years. Management is currently evaluating whether to develop a comprehensive software control system for its manufacturing operations that would significantly reduce scrap and waste generated during the manufacturing process. Kenmore Garage Doors manufactures a premium garage door. Currently, the price and cost data associated with the premium garage door are as follows: (Click the icon to view the data.) If the company were to implement this software control system in its manufacturing operations, use of the software control system would result in an increase of $98,000 in its annual fixed costs while the average variable manufacturing cost per door would drop by $140. Read the requirements. Requirements 1. What is the company's current breakeven point in units and in dollars? 2. If the company expects to sell 450 premium garage doors in the upcoming year, and it does not develop the software control system, what is its expected operating income from premium garage doors? 3. If the software control system were to be developed and implemented, what would be the company's new breakeven point in units and in dollars? 4. If the company expects to sell 450 premium garage doors in the upcoming year, and it develops the software control system, what is its expected operating income from premium garage doors? 5. If the company expects to sell 450 premium garage doors in the upcoming year, do you think the company should implement the software control system? Why or why not? What factors should the company consider? Print Done - X your answers to the nearest whole margin approach. Breakeven sales in units Requirement 1. What is the company's current breakeven point in units and in dollars? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) Begin by identifying the formula to compute the breakeven sales in units using the contribution margin approach. ( Fixed expenses Operating income )+ Contribution margin per unit The breakeven point in units is units. Breakeven sales in units The breakeven point in dollars is $ Requirement 2. If the company expects to sell 280 premium garage doors in the upcoming year, and it does not develop the software control system, what is its expected operating income from premium garage doors? Begin by identifying the formula to compute the operating income. Sales revenue Variable expenses Fixed expenses Operating income If the company expects to sell 280 garage doors, and they do not develop the software control system, its expected operating income is $ Requirement 3. If the software control system were to be developed and implemented, what would be the company's new breakeven point in units and in dollars? The breakeven point in units is units. (Do not round interim calculations.) The breakeven point in dollars is $ Requirement 4. If the company expects to sell 280 premium garage doors in the upcoming year, and it develops the software control system, what is its expected operating income from premium garage doors? If the company expects to sell 280 garage doors, and they develop the software control system, its expected operating income is $ Requirement 5. If the company expects to sell 280 premium garage doors in the upcoming year, do you think the company should implement the software control system? Why or why not? What factors should the company consider? No, the company should not implement the software control system. At this level of sales, implementing the software control system would result in a lower operating income. The company should also consider the potential savings from reduced scrap and waste.