Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $12 per unit and whose variable expense is $11 per unit. The company's monthly fixed expense is $2,800. Required: 1. Calculate the company's break-even point in unit sales. 2. Calculate the company's break-even point in dollar sales. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. If the company's fixed expenses increase by $600, what would become the new break-even point in unit sales? In dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 1. Break-even point in unit sales baskets 2. Break-even point in dollar sales 3. Break-even point in unit sales baskets Break-even point in dollar sales
Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $12 per unit and whose variable expense is $11 per unit. The company's monthly fixed expense is $2,800. Required: 1. Calculate the company's break-even point in unit sales. 2. Calculate the company's break-even point in dollar sales. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. If the company's fixed expenses increase by $600, what would become the new break-even point in unit sales? In dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 1. Break-even point in unit sales baskets 2. Break-even point in dollar sales 3. Break-even point in unit sales baskets Break-even point in dollar sales
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Transcribed Image Text:**Mauro Products Case Study: Break-Even Analysis**
**Scenario:**
Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket with a selling price of $12 per unit and a variable expense of $11 per unit. The company's monthly fixed expense is $2,800.
**Tasks:**
1. **Calculate the Company's Break-Even Point in Unit Sales:**
- Determine how many units need to be sold to cover all fixed and variable expenses.
2. **Calculate the Company's Break-Even Point in Dollar Sales:**
- Ascertain the total sales revenue required to reach the break-even point. *(Do not round intermediate calculations.)*
3. **Impact of Increased Fixed Expenses:**
- If the company's fixed expenses increase by $600, reassess the break-even point both in unit sales and dollar sales. *(Do not round intermediate calculations.)*
**Data Requirements Table:**
| Task | Result | Unit |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------|
| 1. Break-even point in unit sales | | baskets |
| 2. Break-even point in dollar sales | | |
| 3. Break-even point in unit sales (post-expense increase) | | baskets |
| 4. Break-even point in dollar sales (post-expense increase)| | |
This case study is designed to enhance understanding of break-even analysis in a business context, essential for financial planning and decision-making.
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