A company produces and sells hair dryers in a market where price (p) and demand (D) are related follows: p = $35+ (3,000)/D-(4,800)/D2 The fixed cost (Ct) is $800 per month and the variable cost per hair dryer (c.) is $38. - Add to % E Q With reference to the company in Question 1, assume price and demand are unrelated. The company sells the hair dryers for $80 each if they spend $8,000 per month on advertising (C.). CF and c, remain as indicated in Question 1. The maximum production capacity is 5,000 hair dryers per month.
a) What is the demand breakeven point?
b) Is the company's demand breakeven point (in %) more sensitive to 10% increase in sales price or 20% reduction in variable costs? Explain your answer.

Lipman auto parts, a family-owned auto parts store, began january with $10,300.00 in cash. management forecasts that collections from credit customers will be $11,400.00 in january and $14,800.00 in february. the store is scheduled to receive $5,000.00 in cash on a business note receivable in january. projected cash payments include inventory purchases ($13,000.00 in january and $13,600.00 in february) and operating expenses ($2,700.00 each month). lipman auto parts' bank requires a $10,000.00 minimum balance in the store's checking account. at the end of any month when the account balance dips below $10,000.00, the bank automatically extends credit to the store in multiples of $1,000.00. lipman auto parts borrows as little as possible and pays back loans in quarterly installments of $2,000.00, plus 4 percent interest on the entire unpaid principal. the first payment occurs three months after the loan.