Carlo Company Makes Bulk Quantities of Cleaning Fluids

question 156

Multiple Choice

Carlo Company makes bulk quantities of cleaning fluids. They currently sell 1,000 containers a month at a price of $22 per unit. If they added a disinfectant, they could charge $25 per unit for the improved product. It would cost them a total of $3,800 per month to make that alteration. What would be the effect on operating income?

• A)It would decline by $1,200.
• B)It would increase by $3,000.
• C)It would increase by $400.
• D)It would decline by $800.

---

Definitions:

Arbitrage Pricing Theory

A theory that designs to predict the price of assets by considering the relationship between a financial asset's returns and the macroeconomic factors that directly affect it.

Expected Return

The anticipated value or profit generated by an investment over a given period, factoring in all potential outcomes and their probabilities.

Systematic Risk

The danger that affects all investments within an entire market or a specific sector, commonly referred to as market risk or non-diversifiable risk.

Treasury Bills

Short-term government securities issued at a discount from the par value and pay no interest.