TOTAL PROFITS UP OR DOWN? Kiran's Kandles sells a bathroom candle set for $37.25. The variable cost of components for this set is going up. Kiran's intends to respond by raising its selling price by 5.1%. Kiran's believes that price elasticity of demand at the original price is -2.4. Given the changes in price and variable cost, Kiran's calculated a percent profit breakeven of +13.5%, Will Kiran's total profits on this candle set GO UP OR GO DOWN after these changes? EXPLAIN HOW YOU KNOW.
TOTAL PROFITS UP OR DOWN? Kiran's Kandles sells a bathroom candle set for $37.25. The variable cost of components for this set is going up. Kiran's intends to respond by raising its selling price by 5.1%. Kiran's believes that price elasticity of demand at the original price is -2.4. Given the changes in price and variable cost, Kiran's calculated a percent profit breakeven of +13.5%, Will Kiran's total profits on this candle set GO UP OR GO DOWN after these changes? EXPLAIN HOW YOU KNOW.
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![TOTAL PROFITS UP OR DOWN? Kiran's Kandles sells a bathroom candle set for
$37.25. The variable cost of components for this set is going up. Kiran's intends to
respond by raising its selling price by 5.1%. Kiran's believes that price elasticity of
demand at the original price is -2.4. Given the changes in price and variable cost,
Kiran's calculated a percent profit breakeven of +13.5%, Will Kiran's total profits on
this candle set GO UP OR GO DOWN after these changes? EXPLAINHOW YOU
KNOW.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffd9ae65d-72bd-4550-bee1-d2e6b3885510%2F24fdeb54-145e-4f68-82c8-cf60ed68a955%2F85j3y65_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:TOTAL PROFITS UP OR DOWN? Kiran's Kandles sells a bathroom candle set for
$37.25. The variable cost of components for this set is going up. Kiran's intends to
respond by raising its selling price by 5.1%. Kiran's believes that price elasticity of
demand at the original price is -2.4. Given the changes in price and variable cost,
Kiran's calculated a percent profit breakeven of +13.5%, Will Kiran's total profits on
this candle set GO UP OR GO DOWN after these changes? EXPLAINHOW YOU
KNOW.
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