Alvarado company sells a machine for $8,050 with a 12-month warranty agreement that requires the company to replace all defective parts and to provide the repair labor at no cost to the customers. with sales being made evenly throughout the year, the company sells 540 machines in 2014, its first year of operation (warranty costs are incurred half in 2014 and half in 2015). as a result of product testing, the company estimates that the warranty cost is $395 per machine ($172 parts and $223 labor).

assuming that actual warranty costs are incurred exactly as estimated, what is the balance in the warranty liability account at december 31, 2014?

Engberg company installs lawn sod in home yards. the company’s most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: amount percent of sales sales $ 80,000 100% variable expenses 32,000 40% contribution margin 48,000 60% fixed expenses 38,000 net operating income $ 10,000 required: 1. compute the company’s degree of operating leverage. (round your answer to 1 decimal place.) 2. using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the impact on net operating income of a 5% increase in sales. (do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. construct a new contribution format income statement for the company assuming a 5% increase in sales.