Question

Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $13 per unit and whose variable expense is $11 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $4,600. Required: 1. Calculate the company’s break-even point in unit sales. 2. Calculate the company’s break-even point in dollar sales. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. If the company's fixed expenses increase by $600, what would become the new break-even point in unit sales? In dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Break-even point in unit sales = 2,300 units

Break-even point in dollar sales = $29,908.97 (Approx)

New break-even point in unit sales = 2,600 units

New break-even point in dollar sales = $33,810.14 (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Selling price = $13 per unit

Variable expense = $11 per unit

Fixed expense = $4,600

Computation:

Break-even point in unit sales = Fixed expense / [Selling price - Variable expense]

Break-even point in unit sales = 4,600 [13-11]

Break-even point in unit sales = 2,300 units

Contribution margin = [(13-11)] / 13 = 15.38%

Break-even point in dollar sales =  Fixed expense / Contribution margin

Break-even point in dollar sales = $4,600 / 15.38%

Break-even point in dollar sales = $29,908.97 (Approx)

New break-even point in unit sales = [4,600+600][13-11]

New break-even point in unit sales = 2,600 units

New break-even point in dollar sales =  Fixed expense / Contribution margin

New break-even point in dollar sales = $5,200 / 15.38%

New break-even point in dollar sales = $33,810.14 (Approx)