Refer to Exhibit 8-14 regarding Greyson Technology??s launch of a new digital communications device. Suppose that Greyson reduced the quarterly spending on product development in panel A, which delayed launching the new product for two quarters, at which time the selling price and sales volume would be lower. Specifically, assume the following:

Required Assuming that the cost per unit remains $10 and the MSDA expenses remain $120,000 per quarter, determine the breakeven time metric under the initial assumptions in panel A and the new assumptions.

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Yı, Qi Yı, Q2 Y1, Q3 Y1, Q Y2 Q: Y2, Q2 Y2 Q3 Y2 Q4 Y3, Qi Market research (000) Product development (000) $ (100) $ (50) $ (80) $ (150) $ (150) $ (150) $ (150) $ (150) S (150) $(60) Ys, Qi Ys, Q4 Y4 Qi Y3, Q3 Y4, Q2 Y4 Q Y4 Q4 Ys, Q2 $ 18 45 Selling price $ 17 50 $ 17 50 $ 15 40 $ 19 $ 18 35 $ 16 50 $ 15 30 Sales quantity (000) 25