Outback Outfitters sells recreational equipment. One of the company's products, a small camp stove, sells for $100 per unit. Variable expenses are $70 per stove, and fixed expenses associated with the stove total $144,000 per month.
At present, the company is selling 17,000 stoves per month. The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price would result in a 25% increase in monthly sales of stoves. How many stoves would have to be sold at the new selling price to yield a minimum net operating income of $77,000 per month?