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Kingman Corp. has been concerned with maintaining a solid annual profit. The com

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Question

Kingman Corp. has been concerned with maintaining a solid annual profit.  The company sells a line of fire extinguishers that are prefect for homeowners for an average of $10 each.. The company has perfected its production process and now produces extinguishers with a variable cost of $4 per extinguisher.  Kingman's annual fixed cost are $92,000. Kingman's tax rate is 40%.   


Hint Given: First calculate sales $ and then divide by the selling price of $10 per unit to get unit sales

Calculate the number of extinguishers Kingman must sell to earn an after-tax profit of $60,000.

Explanation / Answer

SP = $10

vc = $4


fc = 92000

tAX = 40


EARNING BEFORE TAX = 6X-92000


60000=EBT*(1-.4)

EBT = 60000/.6 = $100000


100000 = 6X-92000

X = 192000/6 = 32000 UNITS he must sell