Q$5)$ Royal Industries specializes in producing plastic buckets. Its income statement for the preceding quare, is presented below. Except as noted. the cost$-$resenue relationship for the coming quarter is expected to follow the same pattem as in the preceding year. Income statement for the preceding quarter ending December $31$ is as follows

$($a$)$Determine the BESR and BEP $($in units$).$

$($b$)$ Suppose that a plant expansion will add $60,000$ to the fixed costs per quarter. How many buckets are nou to be sold to break$-$even?

$($c$)$ At what level of sales revenue will the company be able to maintain its present pre$-$tax profit position even after expansion.

$($d$)$The company's management feels that it should earn at least $36,000($pre$-$tax per quarter$)$ on the new investment. Determine the desired sales level to achieve this target.

$($Note: Consider each part of the question independently$)$