The pharmaceutical industry is extremely dynamic. a company that releases a product to the general public with the intention of keeping prices high may see quick competition arising from other products made from different compounds that perform the same functions as the company's product. according to the five forces model, this type of threat is called

Krier industries has just completed its sales forecasts and its marketing department estimates that the company will sell 43,800 units during the upcoming year. in the past, management has maintained inventories of finished goods at approximately 3 months' sales. however, the estimated inventory at the start of the year of the budget period is only 7,300 units. sales occur evenly throughout the year. what is the estimated production level (units) for the first month of the upcoming budget year?