Kupperson,Inc

question 9

Essay

Kupperson,Inc.is considering adding an inline roller skate to its product line.Management believes that in order to be competitive,the skate cannot be priced above $65 per pair.The company requires a minimum return of 25% on its investments.Launching the new product would require an investment of $4,000,000.Sales are expected to be 50,000 pairs of skates per year.
Required:
Compute the target cost of a pair of skates.

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Long-Term Debt/Stockholders' Equity

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