Symbol, Inc. manufactures 3 products with the following sales price: Small $3 Medium $6 and Large $12 . The company would like to enhance the products by adding a color design to each. The cost of adding the color design will be 20% of the current sales price. The company estimates that the sales price after adding the color design will be $3.50,$7 , and $15 respectively for Small, Medium and Large. Determine what the company should do to increase operating profit.

Symbol, Inc. manufactures 3 products with the following sales price: Small $3 Medium $6 and Large $12 . The company would like to enhance the products by adding a color design to each. The cost of adding the color design will be 20% of the current sales price. The company estimates that the sales price after adding the color design will be $3.50,$7 , and $15 respectively for Small, Medium and Large. Determine what the company should do to increase operating profit.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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