Question: Techno Games Inc. has finished a new video game, Mountain Bike Challenge. Management is now considering its marketing strategies. The following information is available: Anticipated

Techno Games Inc. has finished a new video game, Mountain Bike Challenge. Management is now considering its marketing strategies. The following information is available:
Anticipated sales price per unit ...... $40
Variable cost per unit* .......... $20
Anticipated volume ........ 400,000
Production costs ........ $6,000,000
Anticipated advertising ...... $2,000,000
*The cost of the video game, packaging, and copying costs.

Two managers, David Hunter and Jamie Berry, had the following discussion of ways to increase the profitability of this new offering:
David: I think we need to think of some way to increase our profitability. Do you have any ideas?
Jamie: Well, I think the best strategy would be to become aggressive on price.
David: How aggressive?
Jamie: If we drop the price to $28 per unit and maintain our advertising budget at $2,000,000, I think we will generate sales of 1,500,000 units.
David: I think that’s the wrong way to go. You’re giving too much up on price. Instead, I think we need to follow an aggressive advertising strategy.
Jamie: How aggressive?
David: If we increase our advertising to a total of $6,000,000, we should be able to increase sales volume to 1,300,000 units without any change in price.
Jamie: I don’t think that’s reasonable. We’ll never cover the increased advertising costs. Which strategy is best: Do nothing? Follow the advice of Jamie Berry? Or follow David Hunter’s strategy?

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