FEX, a grocery store, is considering offering one-hour photo developing in their store. Thefirm expects that sales from the new one-hour machine will be $139,000 per year. FEXcurrently offers overnight film processing with annual sales of $90,000. While FEX expectsthat many of the one-hour photo sales will be to new customers, it also expects that most ofthe old customers will switch to the new one-hour machine. Specifically, FEX estimates that75% of their current overnight photo customers will switch and use the one-hour service.Given these expectations, the level of incremental sales associated with introducing the newone hour photo service is closest toO $206,500O $36,300O $71,500$139,000O $121,800O $94,800

Given:Sales from the new one hour machine= $139,000 per YearCurrent annual sales from overnight film…

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Essentials Of Investments

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

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