Erosion costs. Fat Tire Bicycle Company currently sells 40,000 bicycles per year. The current bike is a standard​ balloon-tire bike selling for$90​, with a production and shipping cost of ​$35. The company is thinking of introducing an​ off-road bike with a projected selling price of $410 and a production and shipping cost of ​$360. The projected annual sales for the​ off-road bike are 12,000. The company will lose sales in​ fat-tire bikes of 8,000 units per year if it introduces the new​ bike, however. What is the erosion cost from the new​ bike? Should Fat Tire start producing the​ off-road bike?

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Erosion costs.

Fat Tire Bicycle Company currently sells 40,000 bicycles per year. The current bike is a standard​ balloon-tire bike selling for$90​, with a production and shipping cost of ​$35. The company is thinking of introducing an​ off-road bike with a projected selling price of $410 and a production and shipping cost of ​$360. The projected annual sales for the​ off-road bike are 12,000. The company will lose sales in​ fat-tire bikes of 8,000 units per year if it introduces the new​ bike, however. What is the erosion cost from the new​ bike? Should Fat Tire start producing the​ off-road bike?

 
 
 
What is the erosion cost from the new​ bike?
 
​$_______
  
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
Should Fat Tire start producing the​ off-road bike?
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