Palmer Company Below Is an Income Statement for Palmer Company

question 51

Multiple Choice

Palmer Company Below is an income statement for Palmer Company:
Refer to Palmer Company. Assuming that the fixed costs are expected to remain at $200,000 for the coming year and the sales price per unit and variable costs per unit are also expected to remain constant, how much profit before taxes will be produced if the company anticipates sales for the coming year rising to 130 percent of the current year's level?

• A) $97,500
• B) $195,000
• C) $157,500
• D) A prediction cannot be made from the information given.

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Definitions:

Cross Elasticity of Demand

The ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded of one good to the percentage change in the price of some other good. A positive coefficient indicates the two products are substitute goods; a negative coefficient indicates they are complementary goods.

Inferior Goods

Goods for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, as they are typically replaced with more expensive alternatives.

Substitute Goods

Products or services that can replace each other in use or consumption, leading to a choice between them based on price, preference, or other factors.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as the income of the consumer increases, and falls when the consumer's income decreases.