A Digitized Music Tuner Has Been a Staple in Smooth

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Essay

A digitized music tuner has been a staple in Smooth Sounds' product line for several years.Annual fixed costs of production and administration related to this product in the past have been $643,500.Variable costs of production and sales have been $17 per unit.The selling price in the past has been $28 per unit.Based on the appearance of competing products on the market,management has asked you to do the following:
a.Compute the breakeven point in units and sales dollars for the present product.
b.Compute the breakeven point in units and sales dollars if the variable costs increased by $3 per unit and the fixed costs increased by $14,375 per month.
c.Using the information from (b),an expected additional monthly advertising charge of $10,000,and a monthly sales rate of 15,000 units,compute the competitive selling price that the company must obtain in order to have a profit of $32,000 per month.(Round answers to two decimal places. )

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