Argentina Partners is concerned about the possible effects of inflation on its operations. Presently, the company sells 75,000 units for $45 per unit. The variable production costs are $25, and fixed costs amount to $850,000. Production engineers have advised management that they expect unit labor costs to rise by 15 percent and unit materials costs to rise by 10 percent in the coming year. Of the $25 variable costs, 40 percent are from labor and 30 percent are from materials. Variable overhead costs are expected to increase by 20 percent. Sales prices cannot increase more than 10 percent. It is also expected that fixed costs will rise by 8 percent as a result of increased taxes and other miscellaneous fixed charges.

The company wishes to maintain the same level of profit in real dollar terms. It is expected that to accomplish this objective, profits must increase by 9 percent during the year.

Argentina Partners is concerned about the possible effects of ination on its operations. Presently. the company sells T5000 units for $45 per unit. The variable production costs are $25. and xed costs amount to $050,000. Production engineers have advised management that they expect unit labor costs to rise by 15 percent and unit materials costs to rise by 10 percent in the coming year. Of the $25 variable costs. 40 percent are from labor and 30 percent are from materials. Variable overhead costs are expected to increase by 20 percent. Sales prices cannot increase more than 10 percent. It is also expected that fixed costs will rise by 0 percent as a result of increased taxes and other miscellaneous xed charges. The company wishes to maintain the same level of prot in real dollar terms. It is expected that to accomplish this objective. prots must increase by El percent during the year. Required: [at Compute the volume in units and the dollar sales level necessary to maintain the present profit level, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented. [Round only your intermediate per unit cost calculations to 2 decimal places. Round up your Volume in Units nal answer to the nearest whole unit. Round your Sales final answer to the nearest whole dollar.) [b] Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 0 percent increase in prots. assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented. [Round only your intermediate per unit cost calculations to 2 decimal places. Round up your Volume in Units nal answer to the nearest whole unit. Round your Sales nal answer to the nearest whole dollar.} [c] if the volume of sales were to remain at ?5,000 units, what price increase would be required to attain the 9 percent increase in prots'}I Calculate the new price. [Round your answer to 2 decimal places}