Slate Was a Professional Classical Guitar Player Until a Motorcycle

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Multiple Choice

Slate was a professional classical guitar player until a motorcycle accident at left him disabled.After long months of therapy,he hired an experienced luthier and started a small shop to make and sell Spanish guitars.The guitars sell for $700 each,and the fixed monthly operating costs are as follows:

Slate's accountant told him about contribution margin ratios,and Slate understood clearly that for every dollar of sales,$0.60 went to cover his fixed costs,and anything above that point was profit.
Slate is planning to increase the sales price to $820.What impact will the increase in sales price have on the breakeven point in units? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole guitar. )

• A)It will stay the same.
• B)It will go down from 12 to 8 units.
• C)It will go up from 8 to 12 units.
• D)It will go down from 10 to 8 units.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing Rule

The principle that firms maximize profit by producing at the level where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

MC = MR

A condition where a firm's marginal cost (MC) of producing an additional unit is equal to its marginal revenue (MR) from selling that unit, often used to determine the profit-maximizing level of production.

Costs Of Production

Costs of production refer to the total expenses incurred in the manufacturing of a product, including raw materials, labor, and overhead.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income received from selling one more unit of a product or service.