Question 3 write your answers commencing from page 9 A. Hydra Ltd is a company that sells sports glasses. The business profit calculation for last year is as follows: Sales revenue (2,000 units x $25) Less: Variable costs Contribution margin Less: Fixed costs Profit $50,000 (20,000) 30,000 (22,000) 8,000 Hydra Ltd has decided to increase the price of its product to $30 per unit. The company management believes that if it increases its fixed advertising cost by $3,400, the next year's sales volume will increase to 2,200 units. Variable cost per unit will remain the same as last year. [TASK] i. ii. Show the calculation of the expected profit for Hydra Ltd's operation next year. How many sports glasses would Hydra Ltd have to sell to earn as much profit next year as it did last year? Do you agree with Hydra Ltd's decision? Explain why or why not. [7 marks] 111. B. Break-even is composed of three financial figures: selling price per unit, variable cost per unit, and fixed costs. [TASK] Using these factors, devise two strategies to help a hotel operator which has continually failed to achieve the break-even point (i.e. very low occupancy rate). Discuss your strategies in details. [8 marks]