Cogdill Corporation manufactures numerous products, one of which is called Epsilon78. The company has provided the following data about this product:    Unit sales (a) 170,000 Selling price per unit$19.00 Variable cost per unit$15.00 Traceable fixed expense$580,000 ?Assume that the total traceable fixed expense does not change. If Cogdill increases the price of Epsilon78 to $19.76, what percentage change in unit sales would provide the same net operating income as is currently being earned at a price of $19.00? (Your answer should be rounded to the nearest 0.1%.)

A. ?28.3%
B. ?14.7%
C. ?16.0%
D. ?5.0%


Answer: C

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