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Question -

Q1. The world-famous discounter, Fernwood Booksellers, specializes in selling paperbacks for $7 each. The variable cost per book is $5. At current annual sales of 200,000 books, the publisher is just breaking even. It is estimated that if the authors' royalties are reduced, the variable cost per book will drop by $1. Assume authors' royalties are reduced and sales remain constant; how much more money can the publisher put into advertising (a ?xed cost) and still break even?

a. $333,333

b. $600,000

c. $200,000

d. $466,667

e. None of these

Q2. If a leased asset has a negative residual value, for example, as a result of a statutory requirement to dispose of an asset in an environmentally sound manner, the lessee of the asset could reasonably expect to pay a lower lease rate because the asset does not have a positive residual value.

a. True

b. False