The Crane Company has recently established operations in a competitive market. Management has been aggressive in its attempt to establish market share. The price of the product was set at $5.10 per unit, well below that of the companys major competitors. Variable costs were $4.30 per unit, and total fixed costs were $874,980 during the first year.

Assume that the firm was able to sell 977,100 units in the first year. What was the pretax earning (loss) for the year? (Show a loss preceded by a minus sign, e.g. -15,000 or (15,000).)

Pretax earning (loss)

$ ____________

Assume that the variable cost per unit and total fixed costs do not increase in the second year. Management has been successful in establishing its position in the market. What price must be set to achieve pretax earnings of $24,690? Assume that sales remain at 977,100 units. (Round to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

Price

$ _______________