CD package and disc (direct material and labor):         $2.50/CD             Songwriters’ royalties:                                                                  $0.70/CD             Recording Artists’ royalties:                                                      $2.00/CD             Advertising & promotion:                                                           $380,000             Sony Records Inc.’s Overhead:                                                $300,000             Selling price of CD:                                                                        $10.00   Question 2: If they sold 100,000 CDs and decided they wanted to invest in a $75,000 advertising campaign in the hopes of generating more sales, how many more CDs would they have to sell to maintain their current contribution to the organization?

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The following cost information pertains to the new CD:

 

            CD package and disc (direct material and labor):         $2.50/CD

            Songwriters’ royalties:                                                                  $0.70/CD

            Recording Artists’ royalties:                                                      $2.00/CD

            Advertising & promotion:                                                           $380,000

            Sony Records Inc.’s Overhead:                                                $300,000

            Selling price of CD:                                                                        $10.00

 

Question 2: If they sold 100,000 CDs and decided they wanted to invest in a $75,000 advertising campaign in the hopes of generating more sales, how many more CDs would they have to sell to maintain their current contribution to the organization?

Group of answer choices
a 75,000
b None of these
c 15,625
d 92,500
 
 
 
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