General Motors (GM) is considering introducing a new electric vehiclemodel. The fixed costs for production are estimated at $500 million peryear. Variable costs are projected to be $30,000 per unit. GM expects tosell the vehicle for $45,000 per unit. The company's target profit for thefirst year is $200 million. Marketing research suggests a potentialdemand of 50,000 units in the first year. What is the break-even point inunits for this new model? How many units does GM need to sell to reachits target profit? Netflix reported the following information in its 2023annual report: total current assets of $9.8 billion, total assets of $52.3billion, total current liabilities of $8.9 billion, and total liabilities of $28.5billion. The company's net income for the year was $4.5 billion, and itpaid dividends of $0.5 billion. At the beginning of the year, Netflix hadtotal shareholders' equity of $19.8 billion. What was Netflix's totalshareholders' equity at the end of 2023? Calculate Netflix's current ratioand debt ratio based on this information.

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