JWI530 Week 1 | Financial Markets in Economics - Strayer university

Question 5Doc Jones owns Doc's coffee shop, and his accountant has told him that his total fixed costs to run his business in a very nice upscale business-oriented neighborhood, excluding his salary, are $15,000 per month. Doc is in competition with a Seattle's coffee shop just down the block. Consequently, his prices are about the same as theirs. He has calculated that the average cup of coffee cost him $1.87 cents, which includes the coffee, the cup and condiments, such as sugar, sweetener, creams, napkins, and stir sticks. His average selling price is $4.85 per cup. He currently sells 8,000 cups of coffee per month. Doc has figured that if he lowers his price by $1.00 per cup, he would increase his sales to 11,000 cups per month and make more money. The amount he would increase his earnings is:

Answers:

A. Not enough information to answer the question.

B. $13,451

C. Doc would earn the same.

D. $4,289

E. Doc would earn less.