Susan Carrie is planning to sell her special pottery for $25 per unit. She purchases units from a local distributor for $11 each. She can return any unsold units for a full refund. Fixed costs for booth rental, including lighting and security is $8500. Required a) Compute the breakeven point in units sold.  b) Suppose the unit purchased is $9 instead of $11, the fixed cost increases by $2000, but the selling price is unchanged. Compute the new breakeven point in units sold.  c) Using the above data, explain how cost behaviour affects Patsy Smith’s decision-making?

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Susan Carrie is planning to sell her special pottery for $25 per unit. She purchases units from
a local distributor for $11 each. She can return any unsold units for a full refund. Fixed costs
for booth rental, including lighting and security is $8500.
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a) Compute the breakeven point in units sold. 
b) Suppose the unit purchased is $9 instead of $11, the fixed cost increases by $2000,
but the selling price is unchanged. Compute the new breakeven point in units sold. 
c) Using the above data, explain how cost behaviour affects Patsy Smith’s decision-making?

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