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2 August, 01:56

Erosion costs. Fat Tire Bicycle Company currently sells 40 comma 000 bicycles per year. The current bike is a standard balloon-tire bike selling for $90 , with a production and shipping cost of $35. The company is thinking of introducing an off-road bike with a projected selling price of $410 and a production and shipping cost of $360. The projected annual sales for the off-road bike are 12 comma 000. The company will lose sales in fat-tire bikes of 8 comma 000 units per year if it introduces the new bike, however. What is the erosion cost from the new bike? Should Fat Tire start producing the off-road bike?

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  1. 2 August, 05:00
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    Fat Tire Bicycle Company currently sells 40,000 bicycles per year. The current bike is a standard balloon-tire bike selling for $90 , with a production and shipping cost of $35. The company is thinking of introducing an off-road bike with a projected selling price of $410 and a production and shipping cost of $360. The projected annual sales for the off-road bike are 12,000. The company will lose sales in fat-tire bikes of 8,000 units per year

    Erosion cost = (Units sales before launch - units sale after launch) * contribution margin

    Erosion cost = (40,000 - 32,000) * (90-35) = $440,000

    Effect on income = [ (410 - 360) * 12,000] - 440,000 = $160,000

    They should produce and sell the new bike.
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