Abstract Corporation uses demand explicitly in its cost-volume-profit model. It has determined that the demand it faces is given by the equationP = (750 - .0175Q) where P = price, and Q = quantity in units.Its variable costs are constant at $178 per unit, and its fixed costs are $395,000.
REQUIRED:
a. Determine the output level at which its pretax profits are at a maximum.
b. If the tax rate is 45%, determine the output level at which after-tax profits are at a maximum.