Success Electronics LLC is planning to introduce a low cost smart phone with attractive features. The market research information suggests that the product should sell 2000 units at RO 30 per unit. The company seeks to make a mark-up of 20% product cost. It is estimated that the lifetime costs of the product will be as follows: Design and development costs RO 5000 Manufacturing costs RO 22 per unit End of life costs RO 7000 Based on the above case, answer the following THREE questions:

Success Electronics LLC is planning to introduce a low cost smart phone with attractive features. The market research information suggests that the product should sell 2000 units at RO 30 per unit. The company seeks to make a mark-up of 20% product cost. It is estimated that the lifetime costs of the product will be as follows: Design and development costs RO 5000 Manufacturing costs RO 22 per unit End of life costs RO 7000 Based on the above case, answer the following THREE questions:

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