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A company has estimated fixed cost of $30,000 per month for 0 - 600,000 apples per month. The apples are sold in packs of 10 sold for $8 per pack. At 100% capacity the apples have a total variable cost of $30000 per month.
1) What is the yearly profit at the max capacity?
2) What is the break even production amount?
Fixed cost= $30000
At 100% of capacity, Quanitity= 600000
Total variable cost= $30000
Average variable cost per apple= 30000/600000= $0.05
When each pack has 8 apples, then with 100% quantity:
Number of packs per month= 600000/10= 60000
Each pack price= $8
1)
At 100 % capacity:
Number of packs per year= number of packs per month x 12= 60000 x 12= 720000
Total revenue= Number of packs per year x price of each pack= 720000 x $8= $5760000
Total cost= (Total fixed cost per month + Total variable cost per month) x 12= (30000+30000) x12= $720000
Yearly profit at maximum capacity= Total revenue - Total cost= $5760000-$720000= $5040000
2)
Break even arises where total revenue is equals to total cost.
Total revenue = Total cost
Let number of pack per year= A
So number of apple per year= 10A
Total revenue = Number of pack per year x price of each pack= A x 8= 8A
Total fixed per year= 30000 x 12= 120000
Total variable cost per year= Average variable cost per apple x number of apple per year= 0.05(10A)= 0.5A
Total cost = 120000+0.5A
For break even quantity:
Total revenue = total cost
8A= 120000+0.5A
8A-0.5A= 120000
7.5A= 120000
A= 120000/7.5= 16000 Packs year
Number of apples per year= 16000 x 10= 160000
16000 packs or 160000 apples per year is the break even quantity.