Pendryl Office Supplies is evaluating the profitability of leasing a photocopier for its customers to use on a self serve basis at 10 cents/copy. The copier may be leased for $300 per month plus 1.5 cents per copy on a full service contract. Pendryl can purchase paper at $5 per 500 sheet ream. Toner costs $100 per bottle, which in normal use will last for 5000 pages. Pendryl thinks that there are additional other costs of 0.5 cents per copy. A. How many copies per month must be sold in order to break even? (6000 copies/month) B. What will be the increase in monthly profit for each 1000 copies sold above the break-even point? ($50 per month)

Pendryl Office Supplies is evaluating the profitability of leasing a photocopier for its customers to use on a self serve basis at 10 cents/copy. The copier may be leased for $300 per month plus 1.5 cents per copy on a full service contract. Pendryl can purchase paper at $5 per 500 sheet ream. Toner costs $100 per bottle, which in normal use will last for 5000 pages. Pendryl thinks that there are additional other costs of 0.5 cents per copy. A. How many copies per month must be sold in order to break even? (6000 copies/month) B. What will be the increase in monthly profit for each 1000 copies sold above the break-even point? ($50 per month)

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter10: Introduction To Simulation Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 41P: At the beginning of each week, a machine is in one of four conditions: 1 = excellent; 2 = good; 3 =...

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