Blinds N Such Is Considering a Merger with Window Supply

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Multiple Choice

Blinds N Such is considering a merger with Window Supply Stores. Blinds' total operating costs of producing services are $750,000 for sales volume of $6 million. Window's total operating costs of producing services are $100,000 for a sales volume (JP) of $1 million. For a sales volume of $7 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 12 percent.

• A) Decrease of $840,000
• B) Decrease of $10,000
• C) Decrease of $40,000
• D) Decrease of $90,000

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