In: Finance
(Break-even
point and operating
leverage)
Footwear Inc. manufactures a complete line of men's and women's dress shoes for independent merchants. The average selling price of its finished product is
$85
per pair. The variable cost for this same pair of shoes is
$60
.
Footwear Inc. incurs fixed costs of
$180 comma 000
per year.
a. What is the break-even point in pairs of shoes sold for the company?
b. What is the dollar sales volume the firm must achieve to reach the break-even point?
c. What would be the firm's profit or loss at the following units of production sold:
6 comma 000
pairs of shoes?
12 comma 000
pairs of shoes?
15 comma 000
pairs of shoes?