Enrique Is Studying the Feasibility of Producing a New Product

question 87

Short Answer

Enrique is studying the feasibility of producing a new product. His existing facilities could be expanded to manufacture 2,000 new units per month. The unit cost is $75. Estimated fixed costs are $3.36 mil per year and variable costs are $25 per unit. Competitors sell a similar product for $350 each. Use the graphical approach to CVP analysis to solve the following:
a) What would the net income be at 80% capacity?
b) What would unit sales have to be to attain a net income of $100,000?
c) If sales dropped to 60% of capacity, what would the resulting net income be?

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Definitions:

Compounded Annually

Interest calculation and accumulation once per year on the principal amount of an investment or loan.

Compounded Quarterly

Interest calculated four times a year, applying on the original principal and including interest accumulated in previous periods.

Quarterly Payments

Quarterly payments are those made four times a year, often used in the context of financial arrangements like loans, leases, and investment dividends.

Compounded Monthly

Involves the calculation of interest by applying the interest rate to the sum of the initial principal and any accumulated interest, repeated monthly.