The table below gives a detailed forecast of the size of the market by production volume. Assume that KXS expects to capture 10.20% of the market share in 2018 and expects that percentage will increase by 0.24% per year. KXS currently has the capacity to produce a maximum of 1100 thousand units. What production capacity will KXS require each​ year? When will an expansion become necessary​ (that is, when will production volume exceed 1100 thousand​ units)? Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Production Volume ​(000 units) Market Size 10,000 10,453 11,048 11,591 12,151 12,728

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The table below gives a detailed forecast of the size of the market by production volume. Assume that KXS expects to capture
10.20%
of the market share in 2018 and expects that percentage will increase by
0.24%
per year. KXS currently has the capacity to produce a maximum of
1100
thousand units. What production capacity will KXS require each​ year? When will an expansion become necessary​ (that is, when will production volume exceed
1100
thousand​ units)?
 

Year                                                      2018     2019    2020     2021       2022      2023

Production Volume ​(000 units)

Market Size                                          10,000  10,453  11,048   11,591  12,151   12,728

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