Merit, Ltd. manufactures a remote control device. The device sells for $25 per unit. The current fixed costs are $75,000 and the current variable cost per unit is $10. Find the new break-even point in units if fixed costs increase by 20%. The other values stay the same.

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Merit, Ltd. manufactures a remote control device. The device sells for $25 per unit. The current fixed costs are $75,000 and the current variable cost per unit is $10. Find the new break-even point in units if fixed costs increase by 20%. The other values stay the same.

 

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