Financial Break-Even Ayden’s Toys, Inc., purchased a $435,000 machine to produce  toy cars. The machine will be fully depreciated by the straight-line method over its 5-year  economic life. Each toy sells for $16. The variable cost per toy is $5 and the firm incurs  fixed costs of $295,000 per year. The corporate tax rate for the company is 24 percent.  The appropriate discount rate is 12 percent. What is the financial break-even point for  the project?

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4. Financial Break-Even Ayden’s Toys, Inc., purchased a $435,000 machine to produce 
toy cars. The machine will be fully depreciated by the straight-line method over its 5-year 
economic life. Each toy sells for $16. The variable cost per toy is $5 and the firm incurs 
fixed costs of $295,000 per year. The corporate tax rate for the company is 24 percent. 
The appropriate discount rate is 12 percent. What is the financial break-even point for 
the project?

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