Parker Industries Is a Small Company with a Big Name!

question 7

Multiple Choice

Parker Industries is a small company with a big name! Parker Industries is actually a one-person company that imports strands of LED lights from China and sells them through its website. Parker's only overhead is a storage unit for inventory that costs $125 a month and a $25 monthly fee for website hosting. Currently, Parker imports the lights for $.99 each (including inbound shipping) and sells them for $4.49. Parker also pays shipping expenses of $.50 per light strand. What is Parker's monthly breakeven volume?

• A) 50
• B) 33.4
• C) 27.8
• D) 125

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