A Product Is Sold for $45 and Has Variable Costs

question 50

Essay

A product is sold for $45 and has variable costs of $33 per unit. The total fixed costs for the firm are $180,600. If the firm desires to earn a pretax income of $77,400, how many units must be sold?

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Definitions:

Additive Strategies

Decision-making methods where alternatives are analyzed and evaluated by systematically adding their attributes to make a choice.

Exemplars

Instances or examples that are typical of a class or group and are used for comparison or emulation.

Problem Solving Strategy

A method or plan of action used to find a solution to a problem or challenge.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision making, not guaranteed to be optimal, perfect, logical, or rational, but are sufficient for reaching an immediate goal.