Kent Co. manufactures a product that sells for $50.00 Fixed costs are $260,000 and variable costs are $24.00 per unit. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $11,400 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $3.50 per un What effect would the purchase of the new machine
Kent Co. manufactures a product that sells for $50.00 Fixed costs are $260,000 and variable costs are $24.00 per unit. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $11,400 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $3.50 per un What effect would the purchase of the new machine
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Transcribed Image Text:Kent Co. manufactures a product that sells for $50.00.
Fixed costs are $260,000 and variable costs are
$24.00 per unit. Kent can buy a new production
machine that will increase fixed costs by $11,400 per
year, but will decrease variable costs by $3.50 per unit.
What effect would the purchase of the new machine
have on Kent's break-even point in units?
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800 unit increase.
800 unit decrease.
5,714 unit increase.
4,444 unit decrease.
No effect on the break-
even point in units.
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