Acutron is a large securities dealer. Last year, the company made 240,000 trades with an average commission of $240. Because of the general economic climate, Acutron expects trade volume to decline by 20%. Fortunately, the average commission per trade is likely to increase by 10% because trades are expected to be large in the coming year. What are the estimated commission's revenues for Acutron in the coming year

Estimated commission revenues is$$50,688,000.00

Explanation:

The estimated commission revenue for Acutron in the coming year reflects last year's volume of trade less 20% decline multiplied by the average commission for last year adjusted for 10% increase

volume of trade=240,000 * (1-20%)

=240,000*0.80

= 192,000 trades

average commission per trade=$240 * (1+10%)

=$240*1.1

=$264

Estimated commission revenue=quantity*price

=192,000*$264

=$50,688,000.00

The estimated commission's revenues for Acutron in the coming year will be $ 50,688,000.

Explanation:

In order to calculate the estimated commission's revenues for Acutron in the coming year we have to proceed first to following steps:

Step 1: We have to calculate the estimated trade

estimated trade = 240,000 * 80%=192,000 Trade

Step 2: We have to calculate the estimated commission per trade

estimated commission per trade = 240*110%=264

Finally we can calculate the estimated commission's revenues

estimated commission's revenues=192,000*264 = $ 50,688,000.