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You are in the business of making and selling Bogus Bovine Wasteproducts $($BBWs$).$ Each BBW sells for $$130,000$ and you have the following manufacturing costs:

Direct materials consist of $$500$ of unrefined Bovine Wasteproduct $(BW)$ for each BBW

Direct labor costs of $$90,000$ per BBW

Defamation liability insurance costs $$9,500$ per BBW

Rent is $$130,000$ per year

Miscellaneous administrative costs are $$70,000$ per year

Political bribes are $$1,300,000$ per year

A$.$ How many BBWs do you need to make and sell per year to breakeven?

B$.$ If you buy a better grade of unrefined BW for $$2,000($rather than $$500),$ you can reduce your annual political bribe cost to $$1,168,000$ from $$1,300,000.$ How many BBWs do you need to make and sell per year to breakeven if you choose this option?

C$.$ You think you can sell between $60$ and $70$ BBWs each year. What income will you make under the higher bribe $\frac{\text{\$}1,300,000}{?}$ lower$-$unrefined$-$BE $($$$500)$ cost option if you sell $60$ BBWs$?$

D$.$ What income will you make under the lower bribe $($$$1,168,000)/$higher$-$unrefined$-$BE $($$$2,000)$ cost option if you sell $60$ BBWs$?$

E$.$ What income will you make under the higher bribe $($$$1,300,000)/$lower$-$unrefined$-$BE $($$$500)$ cost option if you sell $70$ BBWs$?$

F$.$ What income will you make under the lower bribe $\frac{\text{\$}1,168,000}{?}$ higher$-$BS $($$$2,000)$ cost option if you sell $70$ BBWs$?$

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