Q$1.$ Evergreen Fertilizer Company produces fertilizer. The company$$s fixed monthly cost is $$20,000$ and its variable cost per pound of fertilizer is $$1.$ Evergreen sells the fertilizer for $$6$ per pound. Determine the following:

a$.$ Use the analytical method and determine the breakeven volume for the company?

b$.$ Also find the breakeven in dollars.

c$.$ If the company incurs an advertising expenditure of $$144,000$ per year, what effect will the change have on the breakeven volume?

d$.$ If the company sells $3,000$ pounds, what will be the profits$/$losses$?$

e$.$ If the company wants to earn a profit of $$40,000$ how much fertilizer should the company sell?