Cullumber Light Bulbs management anticipates selling 3,000 light bulbs this year at a price of $14 per bulb. It costs Cullumber $9 invariable costs to produce each light bulb, and the fixed costs for the firm are $10,000. Cullumber has an opportunity to sell anadditional 1,000 bulbs next year at the same price and variable cost, but by doing so the firm will incur an additional fixed cost of$3,000. Should Cullumber produce and sell the additional bulbs? (If an amount reduces the account balance then enter with negative sign,e.g.-125.)The additional sales would change Cullumber's EBIT by $, and therefore Cullumberprodu

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Essentials Of Investments

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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

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