Question

Q 19.22: Portland and Hadley operate in the same industry. Portland's sales, variable costs, and fixed costs are $1,000,000, $700,000, and $100,000, respectively. Hadley's sales, variable costs, and fixed costs are $1,000,000, $400,000, and $400,000, respectively. If each company experiences an equal increase or decrease in sales, Hadley's income will

Answer 1

Go up or down by the same amount as Portland’s because both companies have equal net income

Step-by-step explanation:

Here are the options to this question :

A: Go up twice as much as Hadley’s, but go down only half as much as Portland’s.

B: Go up or down twice as much as Portland’s.

C: Go up or down by the same amount as Portland’s because both companies have equal net income.

D: Go up or down half as much as Portland’s.

Income = Revenue - total costs

total costs = fixed costs + variable cost

For Portland

$1,000,000 - ($700,000 + $100,000) = $200,000

For Hadley :

$1,000,000 - ($400,000 + $400,000) = $200,000

If each company experiences an equal increase or decrease in sales, Hadley's income will increase and decrease as much as Portland's because both companies have equal net income