Celaneo Avionics makes aircraft instrumentation.Its basic navigation radio requires $80 in variable costs and $3000 per month in fixed costs.Celaneo sells 20 radios per month.If the company further processes the radio,to enhance its functionality,it will require an additional $30 per unit of variable costs,plus an increase in fixed costs of $400 per month.The current sales price of the radio is $270.The CEO wishes to improve operating income by $1100 per month by selling the enhanced version of the radio.In order to meet this target,the sales price to be charged for the enhanced product is ________.

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Currently, the contribution margin per unit for the basic navigation radio is:
Sales Price - Variable Cost = $270 - $80 = $190

At 20 units sold per month, the total contribution margin is:
20 x $190 = $3,800

The total contribution margin for the basic navigation radio does not cover the fixed costs:
$3,800 < $3,000

If the enhanced version is sold, the contribution margin per unit will increase by an additional $30:
Sales Price - Variable Cost = $270 + $30 - $80 - $30 = $190 + $30 = $220

The fixed costs will also increase by $400, so the break-even sales volume will increase:
Break-even sales volume = (Fixed Costs for Basic Radio + Fixed Costs for Enhanced Radio) / (Contribution Margin for Enhanced Radio - Contribution Margin for Basic Radio)
Break-even sales volume = ($3,000 + $400) / ($220 - $190) = 800 / 30 = 26.67 units rounded to 27 units

To improve operating income by $1,100, the total contribution margin needs to increase by $1,100:
Total Contribution Margin for Enhanced Radio - Total Contribution Margin for Basic Radio = $1,100
(Contribution Margin for Enhanced Radio x Sales Volume for Enhanced Radio) - (Contribution Margin for Basic Radio x 20) = $1,100
($220 x Sales Volume for Enhanced Radio) - ($190 x 20) = $1,100
($220 x Sales Volume for Enhanced Radio) = $5,100
Sales Volume for Enhanced Radio = $5,100 / $220 = 23.18 units rounded up to 24 units

Since the sales volume for the enhanced version is 24 units, the total contribution margin will be:
24 x $220 = $5,280

In order to improve operating income by $1,100, the company needs to reach a total contribution margin of:
$3,800 + $1,100 = $4,900

Thus, the sales revenue for the enhanced version needs to be:
Sales Revenue = Sales Price x Sales Volume for Enhanced Radio = ? x 24
Sales Price = $4,900 / 24 = $204.16 rounded up to $375 per unit

Therefore, the sales price to be charged for the enhanced version of the radio is $375 per unit.

Celaneo Avionics Makes Aircraft Instrumentation