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Strategic Decision-Making and Per-Unit Profitability
A smartphone company is considering two strategic initiatives to improve its financial performance on its flagship model. The current selling price is $800 per phone, and the cost to produce one additional phone is $500.
- Initiative 1: Invest in a major marketing campaign. Market research suggests this will allow the company to increase the selling price to $850 per phone, while the cost to produce one additional unit remains at $500.
- Initiative 2: Invest in supply chain optimization. This would reduce the cost of producing one additional phone to $420, but competitive pressures would require lowering the selling price to $750.
Based on the goal of maximizing the profit earned on each individual phone sold, which initiative should the company pursue? Justify your recommendation by calculating and comparing the outcome of each initiative.
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