Excom Fiberoptics Is Bidding on Contracts to Sell Micro Test

question 22

Multiple Choice

Excom Fiberoptics is bidding on contracts to sell micro test tubes for biotechnology research. in sets of 1,000 tubes. Fixed costs including depreciation associated with the project are $2,000,000, variable cost per set is $16. Excom expects to sell 250,000 sets. What is the minimum price it can charge and reach the accounting break-even point?

• A) $8
• B) $12
• C) $24
• D) $20

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Definitions:

L-Altrose

An aldohexose sugar that is a stereoisomer of the more common glucose, rarely found in nature.

Fischer Projection

A method of drawing organic molecules as a two-dimensional representation that allows visualization of the three-dimensional arrangement of substituents around chiral centers.

D-Erythrose

D-Erythrose is a four-carbon sugar (tetrose) with the chemical formula C4H8O4, known for being one of the simplest aldose carbohydrates.

Open-Chain Form

A molecular structure not forming a ring, consisting of atoms connected in a linear or branched sequence.