1. An ice cream producer has fixed costs of $70,000 per month, and it can produce up to 15,000 icecream tubs per month. Each tub costs $10 in the market while the producer faces variable costs of $3per tub. (a) What is the economic breakeven level of production? (b) Calculate the ice cream producer'smonthly profits at full capacity. What would happen to the monthly profits if another ice creamproducer entered the market, driving the price of the ice cream tubs down to $7 per unit? Support yourcalculations graphically.

Break even point production level is where there is no profit and no loss for Company.

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