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Part 1. Company A makes one product, called alpha. They have fixed costs of $150,000. Each alpha sells for $9, and has $7 per unit in variable costs to produce. Find the operating breakeven quantity for Company A.
Part 2. Using the information from problem 1 above, assume that Company A’s fixed costs increase to $180,000, and the variable costs increase to $7.50 per unit. Find the operating breakeven quantity for Company A.
1.Contribution margin=Selling price-Variable cost
=(9-7)=$2 per unit
Hence operating breakeven=Fixed cost/Contribution margin
=(150,000/2)
=75,000 units.
2.
New Contribution margin=Selling price-Variable cost
=(9-7.5)=$1.5 per unit
New fixed costs=180,000
Hence operating breakeven=Fixed cost/Contribution margin
=(180,000/1.5)
=120,000 units.