Information concerning Clarkson Corporation's Product A follows: Assuming that Clarkson increased sales of Product A by 20 percent, what should the profit from Product A be?

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Information concerning Clarkson Corporation's Product A follows:  Assuming that Clarkson increased sales of Product A by 20 percent, what should the profit from Product A be?

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To find the profit from Product A, we need to first calculate the current profit.

Current Profit = Sales revenue - Total cost

From the information given, we know that the current sales revenue for Product A is $100,000, and the current profit is $16,000. So,

$16,000 = $100,000 - Total cost

Total cost = $84,000

Now, we can calculate the new sales revenue with the 20% increase:

New sales revenue = $100,000 + ($100,000 x 0.20) = $120,000

To find the new profit, we need to subtract the total cost from the new sales revenue:

New profit = $120,000 - $84,000 = $36,000

Therefore, the profit from Product A should be $36,000 after a 20% increase in sales. None of the given options match this value exactly, but the closest is option C, which is $32,000. This is likely a mistake in the answer choices.

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