Chalmers Corporation operates in multiple areas of the globe, and relatively large price changes are common. Presently, the company sells 137,800 units for $50 per unit. The variable production costs are $20, and foxed costs amount to $2.082,500. Production engineers have advised management that they expect unit labor costs to rise by 10 percent and unit materials costs to rise by 15 percent in the coming year Of the $20 variable costs, 25 percent are from labor and 50 percent are from materials. Variable overhead costs are expected to increase by 20 percent. Sales prices cannot increase more than 12 percent. It is also expected that fixed costs will rise by 10 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 8 percent during the year. Required: a. 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 b. Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 8 percent increase in profits, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented c. If the volume of sales were to remain at 137.800 units, calculate the new price that would be required to attain the 8 percent increase in profits? Calculate the new price Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. a. 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. b. Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 8 percent increase in profits, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented. c. If the volume of sales were to remain at 137,800 units, calculate the new price that would be required to attain the 8 percent increase in profits? Calculate the new price. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C 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. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations, Round up your answer for "Volume in units" to the nearest whole number and round your answer for "Sales" to the nearest whole dollar amount. Volume in units Sales S 131.583 7.368 667 Show less A Required: a. 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. b. Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 8 percent increase in profits, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented. c. If the volume of sales were to remain at 137,800 units, calculate the new price that would be required to attain the 8 percent increase in profits? Calculate the new price. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required b Required C Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 8 percent increase in profits, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round up your answer for "Volume in units to the nearest whole number and round your answer for "Sales" to the nearest whole dollar amount Volume in units Sales 136,557 7.647 173 Show less & a.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. b. Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 8 percent increase in profits, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented. c. If the volume of sales were to remain at 137,800 units, calculate the new price that would be required to attain the 8 percent increase in profits? Calculate the new price. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C If the volume of sales were to remain at 137,800 units, what price increase would be required to attain the 8 percent increase in profits? Calculate the new price. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. New price 4961