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A Firm Produces and Sells a Product with a Contribution

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A firm produces and sells a product with a contribution margin of $32 per unit. The firm is presently selling 90,000 units and earning $240,000 in after-tax income. Taxes are $80,000 at a 25% tax rate. If the firm desires to increase its after-tax income to $300,000, how many more units must it sell?


Definitions:

Total Revenue

The total income a firm receives from selling its goods or services, calculated as the price per unit times the number of units sold.

Total Cost

Total Cost is the sum of all expenses incurred in the production of goods or services, including both fixed and variable costs.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graph illustrating the additional revenue a firm gains when it sells one additional unit of a product.

Perfect Competition

Perfect competition describes a market structure where competition is at its greatest possible level, with numerous firms, no barriers to entry, and price taking behavior.

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