Last year Minden Company introduced a new product and sold $15,000$ units at a price of $$82$ per unit. The product's variable expenses

are $$52$ per unit and its fixed expenses are $$521,400$ per year.

Required:

What was this product's net operating income $($loss$)$ last year?

What is the product's break$-$even point in unit sales and dollar sales?

Assume the company conducted a marketing study that estimates it can increase annual sales of this product by $5,000$ units for

each $$2$ reduction in its selling price. If the company will only consider price reductions in increments of $$2($e$.$g$.,$ $$80,$$$78,$ etc.$),$

what is the maximum annual profit it can earn on this product? What sales volume and selling price per unit generate the maximum

profit?

What would be the break$-$even point in unit sales and dollar sales using the selling price you calculated in requirement $3?$

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Required $4$

What was this product's net operating income $($loss$)$ last year?