Mallard Corporation uses the product cost method of product pricing. Below is cost information for the production and sale of 45,000 units of its sole product. Mallard desires a profit equal to a 12% return on invested assets of $800,000.

Fixed factory overhead cost	$82,000
Fixed selling and administrative costs	45,000
Variable direct materials cost per unit	5.50
Variable direct labor cost per unit	7.65
Variable factory overhead cost per unit	2.25
Variable selling and administrative cost per unit	0.90

The dollar amount of desired profit from the production and sale of the company's product is

a.

$225,000

b.

$105,840

c.

$220,500

d.

$96,000