Acme Products, Inc. is interested in producing and selling an improved widget. Market research indicates that customers would be willing to pay $90 for such a widget and that 50,000 units could be sold each year at this price. If Acme Products requires a 75% return on sales to undertake production, what is the target cost for the new widget? Select one: O a. $31.50. O b. $67.50. c. $58.50. Od. $22.50.

Acme Products, Inc. is interested in producing and selling an improved widget. Market research indicates that customers would be willing to pay $90 for such a widget and that 50,000 units could be sold each year at this price. If Acme Products requires a 75% return on sales to undertake production, what is the target cost for the new widget? Select one: O a. $31.50. O b. $67.50. c. $58.50. Od. $22.50.

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter3: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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