Dee's Dry Cleaning Is Considering a Merger with Larry's Laundry

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Multiple Choice

Dee's Dry Cleaning is considering a merger with Larry's Laundry Supply Stores. Dee's total operating costs of producing services are $600,000 for sales volume of $4 million. Larry's total operating costs of producing services are $200,000 for a sales volume (JP) of $1 million. For a sales volume of $5 million, calculate the reduction in production costs the merged firms need to experience such that the total average cost (TAC) for the merged firms is equal to 10 percent.

• A) Decrease of $500,000
• B) Decrease of $300,000
• C) Decrease of $100,000
• D) Decrease of $200,000

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Definitions:

Paying Interest

The act of compensating lenders for the use of their funds, typically expressed as a percentage of the principal amount borrowed.

Fixed Assets

Long-term tangible assets that are used in the operations of a business and are not expected to be converted to cash in the short term, such as property, plant, and equipment.

Investing Activities

Activities such as purchase and sale of plant and equipment and placing excess cash in stocks, bonds, and notes of other companies.

Purchase

A Purchase refers to the acquisition of goods or services in exchange for money, contributing to the assets or expenses of a business.