Determine the company breakeven volume for the book


Question: East Publishing Company is doing an analysis of a proposed new finance textbook. Using the following data, answer (a) through (d).   

Fixed Cost per Edition:  
Development (reviews, class testing , and so on) $18,000
Copyediting $5,000
Selling and promotion $7,000
Typesetting $40,000
Total $70,000
   
Variable Cost per Copy:  
Printing and binding $4.20
Administrative costs $1.60
Salespeople's commission (2% of selling price) $0.60
Author's royalties (12% of selling price) $3.60
Bookstore discounts (20% of selling price) $6.00
Total $16.00
   
Projected Selling Price $30.00

The company's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.   
   
a. Determine the company's breakeven volume for this book:

i. in units   
II. In dollar sales   
   
b. Develop a breakeven chart for the textbook.   
   
c.  Determine the number of copies East must sell in order to earn an (operating) profit of $21,000 on this book.   
   
d. Suppose East feels that $30.00 is too high a price to charge for a new finance textbook. It has examined the competitive market and determined that $24.00 would be a better selling price. What would the breakeven volume be at this new selling point?   

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