The Titan Company provides you with the following information for the current year: Revenues = $2,000,000Cost of goods sold = $750,000  (2/3 of this amount varies with the number of units produced)S&A costs = $200,000 (1/2 of this amount is fixed)Selling price = $40 per unit The company sold 50,000 units of their product in the current year. The company expects unit sales of their product to increase 20% in the next year. Based on the information above, what would be the expected increase to profit before taxes in the coming year?

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The Titan Company provides you with the following information for the current year:

Revenues = $2,000,000
Cost of goods sold = $750,000  (2/3 of this amount varies with the number of units produced)
S&A costs = $200,000 (1/2 of this amount is fixed)
Selling price = $40 per unit

The company sold 50,000 units of their product in the current year. The company expects unit sales of their product to increase 20% in the next year.

Based on the information above, what would be the expected increase to profit before taxes in the coming year?

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