Darwin Company sells glass vases at a wholesale price of $4.50 per unit.The variable cost to manufacture is $1.75 per unit.The monthly fixed costs are $8,500.Its current sales are 29,000 units per month.If the company wants to increase its operating income by 20%,how many additional units must it sell? (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest whole number. )

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 11ea86d6_82e8_59ab_92b6_b54e11c302f1_TB2804_00 Target profit = $71,250 × (1 + 20%)= $85,500
Required sales in units = (Fixed costs + Target profit)/ Contribution margin per unit = = 94,000 / $1.75 = 34,182 units
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Darwin Company Sells Glass Vases at a Wholesale Price of $4.50