Kent Company manufactures a product that sells for $54.00. Fixed costs are $341,000 and variable costs are $23.00 per unit. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $14,200 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $6.00 per unit. What effect would the purchase of the new machine have on Kent's break-even point in units?

Kent Company manufactures a product that sells for $54.00. Fixed costs are $341,000 and variable costs are $23.00 per unit. Kent can buy a new production machine that will increase fixed costs by $14,200 per year, but will decrease variable costs by $6.00 per unit. What effect would the purchase of the new machine have on Kent's break-even point in units?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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