erby Phones is considering the introduction of a new model of headphones with the following price and cost characteristics.  Sales price              $              21 per unit Variable costs                           7 per unit Fixed costs                         27,000 per month   Assume that the projected number of units sold for the month is 7,000. consider requirements (b), (c), and (d) independently of each other. Required: a. What will the operating profit be? B. What is the impact on operating profit if the sales price decreases by 10 percent? Increases by 20 percent? c. What is the impact on operating profit if variable costs per unit decrease by 10 percent? Increase by 20 percent? d. suppose that fixed costs for the year are 10 percent lower than projected, and variable costs per unit are 10 percent higher than projected. What impact will these cost changes have on operating profit for the year? Wil

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Derby Phones is considering the introduction of a new model of headphones with the following price and cost characteristics. 

Sales price              $              21 per unit

Variable costs                           7 per unit

Fixed costs                         27,000 per month

 

Assume that the projected number of units sold for the month is 7,000. consider requirements (b), (c), and (d) independently of each other.

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a. What will the operating profit be?

B. What is the impact on operating profit if the sales price decreases by 10 percent? Increases by 20 percent?

c. What is the impact on operating profit if variable costs per unit decrease by 10 percent? Increase by 20 percent?

d. suppose that fixed costs for the year are 10 percent lower than projected, and variable costs per unit are 10 percent higher than projected. What impact will these cost changes have on operating profit for the year? Will profit go up? Down? By how much?

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Required A  

 

What will the operating profit be?

Operating profit ________

 

Required B

What is the impact on operating profit if the sales price decreases by 10 percent? Increases by 20 percent? (do not round intermediate calculations.)

Sales price decreases by 10 percent: _____________ by ______

Sales price increases by 20 percent:  _____________ by _______

Required C

what is the impact on operating profit if variable costs per unit decrease by 10 percent? Increase by 20 percent? (do not round intermediate calculations.)

Variable costs per unit decrease by 10 percent:            Operating profit ___________ by ________

Variable costs per unit increase by 20 percent:             Operating profit ___________ by _________

Required C

Suppose that fixed costs for the year are 10 percent lower than projected, and variable costs per unit are 10 percent higher than projected. What impact will these cost changes have on operating profit for the year? Will profit go up? By how much? (do not round intermediate calculations.)

Required D

Suppose that fixed costs for the year are 10 percent lower than projected, and variable costs per unit are 10 percent higher than projected. What impact will these cost changes have on operating profit for the year? Will profit go up? Down? By how much? (do not round intermediate calculations.)

Operating profit ___________ by _______

 

 

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