Aguilar Company Is a Price-Taker and Uses Target Pricing With the Current Cost Structure,Aguilar Cannot Achieve Its Profit Goals

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Aguilar Company is a price-taker and uses target pricing.Refer to the following information: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Production volume } & 501,000 & \text { units per year } \\\hline \text { Market price } & \$ 30 & \text { per unit } \\\hline \text { Desired operating income } & 17 \% & \text { of total assets } \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 13,800,000 & \\\hline \text { Variable cost per unit } & \$ 19 & \text { per unit } \\\hline \text { Fixed cost per year } & \$ 5,500,000 & \text { per year } \\\hline\end{array}$$ With the current cost structure,Aguilar cannot achieve its profit goals.It will have to reduce either the fixed costs or the variable costs.Assuming that fixed costs cannot be reduced,what are the target variable costs per unit per year? Assume all units produced are sold.(Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

• A) $5.10
• B) $11.00
• C) $16.95
• D) $19.00

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