Continuous Compounding. Elizabeth Corday, a quality control supervisor for Surgery Products, Inc., is concerned about an increase in distribution costs for disposable syringes from $40 to $50 per case over the last five years. Corday feels that setting up a new direct-sales distribution network at a cost of $58.50 per unit may soon be desirable.
A. Calculate the unit cost growth rate using the constant rate of change model with continuous compounding.
B. Forecast when unit distribution costs will exceed the current cost of direct-sales distribution.

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The Answer of Continuous Compounding. Elizabeth Corday, a quality control supervisor for Surgery Products, Inc., is concerned about an increase in distribution costs for disposable syringes from $40 to $50 per case over the last five years. Corday feels that setting up a new direct-sales distribution network at a cost of $58.50 per unit may soon be desirable.
A. Calculate the unit cost growth rate using the constant rate of change model with continuous compounding.
B. Forecast when unit distribution costs will exceed the current cost of direct-sales distribution.