a. Calculate the number of units that needed to be sold in 2012 to break even. b.

Question:

a. Calculate the number of units that needed to be sold in 2012 to break even.
b. The finance manager has developed a number of alternative plans to get the entity back into profitability. One of the plans relates to switching to a more reliable supplier of raw materials, which will increase the cost of sales per unit by $0.80. A change in marketing strategy will see variable marketing and increase by $0.10, and fixed marketing and decrease by $60 000. Competitive forces would allow an increase in selling price of only $0.50 per unit. On the information available, would you advise a switch to this alternative plan? Distribution
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