QUESTION $3(20$ Marks$)$

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REQUIRED

Use the information given below to answer each of the following questions independently:

$3\mathrm{.}1$ How many units must Pentel Limited sell to break even? $(4$ marks$)$

$3\mathrm{.}2$ Calculate the margin of safety $($in rands$).(4$ marks$)$

$3\mathrm{.}3$ Use the marginal income ratio to determine the sales value required to achieve a$$ net profit of R$720000.(4$ marks$)$

$3\mathrm{.}4$ Based on the expected sales volume of $12000$ units, determine the sales price per $$unit $($expressed to the nearest cent$)$ that will allow the company to break even. $(4$ marks$)$

$3\mathrm{.}5$ Suppose Pentel Limited decides to advertise the product heavily and set the sales$$ price at R$160$ and the sales commission at $15\%$ of sales.$$ If a further R$40000$ is$$ spent on advertising and the sales increases to $13000$ units, calculate the total$$