How many new retail outlets would be necessary to break

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Total industry sales for Alliance's relevant market last year were $100 million, with Alliance's sales representing 5% of that total. Contribution margin is 25%. Alliance's sales force calls on retail outlets and each sales rep earns $50,000 per year plus 1% commission on all sales. Retailers receive a 40% margin on selling price and generate average revenue of $10,000 per outlet of Alliance.

a. The marketing manager has suggested increasing consumer advertising by $200,000. By how much would dollar sales have to increase to break even on this expenditure ? What increase in overall market share does this represent?

b. Another suggestion is to hire to more sales representatives to gain new consumer retail accounts. How many new retail outlets would be necessary to break even on the increased cost of adding three sales reps?

c. A final suggestion is a make a 10% across-the-board price reduction. By how much would dollar sales have to increase to maintain Alliance's current contribution.

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