Answer:
Auto Shoppe
For Auto Shoppe to just break-even when it reads the codes from 200 car engines, it would charge $160 for the service of reading each car engine.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Fixed cost of new engine computer code reader = $30,000
Service charge for reading the code from a single car engine = $50
Variable cost of reading per car engine = $10
Number of engines to read their codes = 200
To break-even, total costs must equal total revenue
Total costs = Fixed costs + Variable costs
= $30,000 + $10 * 200
= $32,000
Therefore, revenue should be equal to $32,000
The amount to charge in order to break-even is:
= $160 ($32,000/200)
b) This implies that to break-even at $50 selling price, the number of engines should be increased to 750 ($30,000/$40). This is because the contribution margin per unit = $40 ($50 - $10) and the fixed costs = $30,000.
