Clark Company produces flash drives for computers, which it sells for $20 each. Each flash drive...

Clark Company produces flash drives for computers, which it sells for $20 each. Each flash drive costs $6 of variable costs to make. During April, 1,000 drives were sold. Fixed costs for March were $4.20 per unit for a total of $4,200 for the month. If variable costs increase by 10%, what happens to the break-even level of units per month for Clark Company?

	A.	It is 10% higher than the original break-even point.
	B.	It increases about 13 units.
	C.	It increases about 30 units.
	D.	It depends on the number of units the company expects to produce and sell.

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Expert Solution

Break even point in units = Fixed expenses / Contribution margin

	Present	Anticipated
Fixed expenses	$ 4,200	$ 4,200
Contribution margin	$20-$6 = $14	$20-($6*110%) = $13.40
Break even point in units	300	313

Answer is

B.	It increases about 13 units.

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