Question

Darwin Inc. sells a particular textbook for $29. Variable expenses are $21 per book. At the current volume of 44,000 books sold per year the company is just breaking even. Given these data, the annual fixed expenses associated with the textbook total:______________
a) $352,000
b) $1,276,000
c) $1,628,000
d) $924,000

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A

Explanation:

To start with;

Contribution margin per unit = selling price($29) - variable cost($21)

$29 - $21

= $8 per book...

So break even sales =fixed cost(expense) / contribution margin.

Break even sales is 44,000 units and contribution margin is $8.

Therefore, fixed cost or expenses=

Break even sales x contribution margin

44,000 x $8

=$352,000