In 2019, Hardship Company sold its single product for Php10 each. Variable manufacturing costs amounted to Php2.00 per unit. The company needed to sell 17,600units last year in order to breakeven. The net after-tax income last year was Php4,435.20 subjected to a tax rate of 30%. Hardship's expects that sales price will increase to Php12.00, variable manufacturing costs will increase by 1/2 and that fixed costs will increase by 8%.

According to Hardship expectations for the next year, how many units should it be in order to breakeven?

Choices:

17,600 units

16,459 units

16,896 units

15,986 units