Sparkle, Inc., sells customized accessories. Currently, it sells 10, 000 sparkly phone cases annually at an average price of $55 a case. It is considering adding a lower -priced (less sparkly) line of phone cases, which sell for $29 a pair. Sparkle, Inc., estimates it can sell 5,000 of the lower-priced cases but will sell 1,000 less of the higher-priced cases by doing so. What is the dollar amount of sales that should be used when evaluating the addition of the lower-priced phone cases?

Sparkle, Inc., sells customized accessories. Currently, it sells 10, 000 sparkly phone cases annually at an average price of $55 a case. It is considering adding a lower -priced (less sparkly) line of phone cases, which sell for $29 a pair. Sparkle, Inc., estimates it can sell 5,000 of the lower-priced cases but will sell 1,000 less of the higher-priced cases by doing so. What is the dollar amount of sales that should be used when evaluating the addition of the lower-priced phone cases?

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