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Oriole Diesel owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs 5 barbers and pays each a base...

Oriole Diesel owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs 5 barbers and pays each a base rate of $1,510 per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $580 per month. In addition to the base rate, each barber also receives a commission of $8.40 per haircut.

Other costs are as follows.

Advertising $300 per month
Rent $1,020 per month
Barber supplies $0.45 per haircut
Utilities $150 per month plus $0.15 per haircut
Magazines $30 per month


Oriole currently charges $18 per haircut.

1) Compute the break-even point in units and dollars.
2) Determine net income, assuming 1,700 haircuts are given in a month.

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Expert Solution

Breakeven units = 1070 units

Net income at 1700 units = $5,670

Working

A Sale Price per unit $                   18.00
B Variable Cost per Unit (0.45+0.15+8.4) $                     9.00
C=A - B Unit Contribution $                     9.00
D Total Fixed cost ((1510*5)+580+300+1020+150+30) $             9,630.00
E=D/C Breakeven point in units                       1,070

.

Sales (1700*18) $          30,600.00
Variable cost (1700*9) $          15,300.00
Contribution margin $          15,300.00
Total Fixed costs $            9,630.00
Net income $            5,670.00

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