Bristol Printing Company currently leases its only copy machine for $1,100 a month. The company is considering replacing this leasing agreement with a new contract that is entirely commission based. Under the new agreement, Bristol would pay a commission for its printing at a rate of $10 for every 500 pages printed. The company currently charges $0.18 per page to its customers. The paper used in printing costs the company $0.01 per page and other variable costs, including hourly labor, amount to $0.09 per page. Read the requirements. What is it under the new commission-based agreement? (Enter a "0" for any zero balances.) The company's breakeven point under the new commission-based agreement is 0 units. Requirement 2. For what range of sales levels will Bristol prefer (a) the fixed lease agreement and (b) the commission agreement? In order to determine the range of sales levels Bristol would prefer for each agreement, we must first calculate the indifference point. The indifference point = sales volume at which the income from alternative 1 equals the income from alternative 2. Now calculate the indifference point. (Round to the nearest whole number.) The indifference point is at 55,000 units. Bristol would prefer the fixed lease agreement at sales more than the indifference point The commission based agreement would be preferred at 0 units up to the indifference point Requirement 3. Bristol estimates that the company is equally likely to sell 24,000, 34,000, 44,000, 54,000, or 64,000 pages of print. Using information from the original problem, prepare a table that shows the expected profit at each sales level under the fixed leasing agreement and under the commission-based agreement. What is the expected value of each agreement? Which agreement should Bristol choose? Begin with the fixed leasing agreement. (Use parentheses or a minus sign for losses.) Fixed leasing agreement Expected Sales level Profit/(Loss) Profit/(Loss) Requirements 24,000 820 148 34,000 1620 292 44,000 2420 436 54,000 3220 580 64,000 4020 724 2180 Total expected profit/(loss) Enter any number in the edit fields and then click Check Answer. 1. What is the company's breakeven point under the current leasing agreement? What is it under the new commission-based agreement? 2. For what range of sales levels will Bristol prefer (a) the fixed lease agreement and (b) the commission agreement? 3. Bristol estimates that the company is equally likely to sell 24,000, 34,000, 44,000, 54,000, or 64,000 pages of print. Using information from the original problem, prepare a table that shows the expected profit at each sales level under the fixed leasing agreement and under the commission-based agreement. What is the expected value of each agreement? Which agreement should Bristol choose? Print Done 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Operating Expected Pages Revenue VC FC Income (loss) Probability Operating Income 24000 $4,320.00 $2,400.00 $1,100.00 $ 820.00 34000 $ 6,120.00 $3,400.00 $1,100.00 $1,620.00 44000 $ 7,920.00 $4,400.00 $1,100.00 $2,420.00 54000 $ 9,720.00 $5,400.00 $1,100.00 $3,220.00 64000 $11,520.00 $6,400.00 $1,100.00 $4,020.00 0.18 $ 435.60 0.18 $ 579.60 0.18 $ 723.60 $2,178.00 0.18 $ 147.60 0.18 $ 291.60