EBIT Sensitivity Stewart Industries sells its finished product for $ 8.69 per unit. Its fixed operating costs are $ 20,500, and the variable operating cost per unit is $ 5.59.

a. Calculate the firm's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for sales of 9,000 units.
b. Calculate the firm's EBIT for sales of 6,000 and 12,000 units, respectively.
c. Calculate the percentage changes in sales (from the 9,000-unit base level) and associated percentage changes in EBIT for the shifts in sales indicated in part (b).
d. On the basis of your findings in part (c), comment on the sensitivity of changes in EBIT in response to changes in sales.

Net income and owner's equity for four businesses four different proprietorships, jupiter, mars, saturn, and venus, show the same balance sheet data at the beginning and end of a year. these data, exclusive of the amount of owner's equity, are summarized as follows: total assets total liabilities beginning of the year $550,000 $215,000 end of the year 844,000 320,000 on the basis of the preceding data and the following additional information for the year, determine the net income (or loss) of each company for the year. (hint: first determine the amount of increase or decrease in owner's equity during the year.) jupiter: the owner had made no additional investments in the business and had made no withdrawals from the business. mars: the owner had made no additional investments in the business but had withdrawn $36,000. saturn: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 but had made no withdrawals. venus: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 and had withdrawn $36,000. jupiter net income $ mars net income $ saturn net income $ venus net income $