XYZ Ltd will increase its production volume for Product A next year.To promote Product A next year, the company has engaged an external marketing firm.XYZ Ltd did not renew service contract with the marketing firmThe Management team wants to maintain next year's Profit Margin on Revenue ratio the same as current year.Management Team also wants to know the maximum budget to hire a new part-time clerical support

As the Financial Analyst at XYZ Ltd., you are asked to analysis and make a recommendation based the available data and/or information below. Assume all units produced will be sold and Product A is the only product line. There is a separate electricity meter for the production plant. Estimate salary of a part-time Accounting Clark is $25,000 per year Current Next Year Year Capacity and Volume Units Produced Electricity in Kilowatt 10,000 increase by 25% 100,000 increase by 50% due to increase in production volume Revenue and Cost Items Unit Selling Price Unit Production Cost Annual Rent Dollar/kilowatt of electricity Office Salary Promotional Campaign $300 decrease by 10% $25 increase by 2.5% $120,000 remain the same $0.25 remain the same $500,000 remain the same $10,000 Problem 1) How many variable costs items? Enter a numeric value in the answer box