Question

A firm is selling two products, chairs and bar stools, each at $50 per unit. Chairs have a variable cost of $25, and bar stools $20. Fixed cost for the firm is $20,000. a. If the sales mix is 1:1 (one chair sold for every bar stool sold), what is the break-even point in dollars of sales

Answer 1

Answer:

Break-even point in dollars= $36,364

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

A firm is selling two products, chairs and bar stools, each at $50 per unit. Chairs have a variable cost of $25, and bar stools $20. The fixed cost for the firm is $20,000.

To calculate the break-even point in dollars for the firm, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point (dollars)= Total fixed costs / [(weighted average selling price - weighted average variable expense)/ weighted average selling price]

weighted average selling price= (selling price* weighted sales participation)= $50

weighted average variable cost= (variable cost* weighted sales participation)

weighted average variable cost= (25*0.5 + 20*0.50)= $22.5

Break-even point in dollars= 20,000/ [(50 - 22.5)/ 50]= $36,364