Hamlet House makes portable garden sheds that sell for $1,800 each. Costs are as follows:   Per Unit Total Direct material $800   Direct labor 90   Variable production overhead 60   Variable selling and administrative cost 50   Fixed production overhead   $200,000 Fixed selling and administrative   60,000 a. How many garden sheds must the company sell to break even? b. If Hamlet House’s management wants to earn a pre-tax profit of $200,000, how many garden sheds must be sold? c. If Hamlet House’s management wants to earn a pre-tax profit of $280,000, how many garden sheds must be sold?

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Hamlet House makes portable garden sheds that sell for $1,800 each. Costs are as follows:

  Per Unit Total
Direct material $800  
Direct labor 90  
Variable production overhead 60  
Variable selling and administrative cost 50  
Fixed production overhead   $200,000
Fixed selling and administrative   60,000

a. How many garden sheds must the company sell to break even?
b. If Hamlet House’s management wants to earn a pre-tax profit of $200,000, how many garden sheds must be sold? c. If Hamlet House’s management wants to earn a pre-tax profit of $280,000, how many garden sheds must be sold? 

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