What is the erosion cost of introducing the​ brownies? What is the net change in annual margin if Mississippi Mud brownies are added to the product​ line? What is the net change in annual margin if Mississippi Mud brownies are added to the product​ line?

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Erosion
costs.
Heavenly Cookie Company reports the following annual sales and costs for its current product​ line:
 
 
Chocolate
Chip
​Snicker-
doodle
Peanut
Butter
Lemon
Drop
​Cream-
Filled
 
  Volume
252,000
208,000
142,000
80,000
92,000
  Price
​$0.40
​$0.47
​$0.54
​$0.48
​$0.51
  Cost
​$0.21
​$0.19
​$0.18
​$0.23
​$0.35
 
Heavenly is thinking of adding Mississippi Mud brownies to the product line. The​ ultra-rich brownies would sell for
​$0.94
a piece and cost
​$0.85
to produce. The forecasted brownie volume is
222,000
per year. Introduction of​ brownies, however, will reduce cookie sales by
179,000​,
with the following drops in sales per​ cookie:  
100,000
in chocolate​ chip,
35,000
in​ snickerdoodle,
27,000
in peanut​ butter,
8,000
in lemon​ drop, and
9,000
in​ cream-filled. What is the erosion cost of introducing the​ brownies? What is the net change in annual margin if Mississippi Mud brownies are added to the product​ line?
What is the net change in annual margin if Mississippi Mud brownies are added to the product​ line?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
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