Heely Company manufactures a product that sells for $50 per unit. Heely incurs a variable cost per unit of $35 and $2,400,000 in total fixed costs to produce this product. They are currently selling 200,000 units.
Should Heely give a commission to its salesmen based on 10% of sales, if it will decrease fixed costs by $400,000 and increase sales volume by 20%? Support your answer with labeled computations. (NO; Net income would go from $600,000 to $400,000)
What if Heely increases its selling price by 10%. How many units need to be sold to keep the same net income? (150,000 units)