A producer of chairs is considering the addition of a new plant to absorb the backlog of demand that now exists. The primary location being considered will have fixed costs of $10000 per month and a variable costs of $1.50 per unit produced. Each item is sold to the retailers at a price that averages $2.10 per unit. a. What volume per month is required to break even? b. What profit would be realized on a monthly volume of 65000 units? c. What volume is needed to obtain a profit of $15000 per month? d. What volume is needed to provide a revenue of $23000 per month

A producer of chairs is considering the addition of a new plant to absorb the backlog of demand that now exists. The primary location being considered will have fixed costs of $10000 per month and a variable costs of $1.50 per unit produced. Each item is sold to the retailers at a price that averages $2.10 per unit. a. What volume per month is required to break even? b. What profit would be realized on a monthly volume of 65000 units? c. What volume is needed to obtain a profit of $15000 per month? d. What volume is needed to provide a revenue of $23000 per month

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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