Scholes Systems supplies a particular type of office chair tolarge retailers such as Target, Costco,and Office Max. Scholes is concerned aboutthe possible effects of inflation on its operations. Presently, thecompany sells 80,000 units for $60 per unit. The variableproduction costs are $30, and fixed costs amount to $1,400,000.Production engineers have advised management that they expect unitlabor costs to rise by 15 percent and unit materials costs to riseby 10 percent in the coming year. Of the $30 variable costs, 50percent are from labor and 25 percent are from materials. Variableoverhead costs are expected to increase by 20 percent. Sales pricescannot increase more than 10 percent. It is also expected thatfixed costs will rise by 5 percent as a result of increased taxesand other miscellaneous fixed charges.
The company wishes to maintain the same level of profit in realdollar terms. It is expected that to accomplish this objective,profits must increase by 6 percent during the year.
Required:
a) Compute the volume in units and the dollar sales level necessary to maintain the present profit level, assuming that the maximum price increase is implemented.
b) Compute the volume of sales and the dollar sales level necessary to provide the 6 percent increase in profits, assumingthat the maximum price increase is implemented.
C) If the volume of sales were to remain at 80,000 units, whatprice change would be required to attain the 6 percent increase in profits?