Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $19 per unit and whose variable expense is $15 per unit. The company's monthly fixed expense is $11,200. 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 2. Break-even point in dollar sales 3. Break-even point in unit sales 3. Break-even point in dollar sales baskets baskets

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Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $19 per unit and whose variable expense is $15 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $11,200.

**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 |
| 3. Break-even point in dollar sales     | ➡️ |         |
Transcribed Image Text:Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $19 per unit and whose variable expense is $15 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $11,200. **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 | | 3. Break-even point in dollar sales | ➡️ | |
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Step 1: Introduce to break even point

Break even point :— It is the point of production where total cost is equal to total revenue. At this point, the profit is equal to zero. At this point, the fixed cost is equal to contribution margin. Break-even point in units is calculated by dividing fixed cost by contribution margin per unit. Break-even point in sales revenue is calculated by dividing fixed cost by contribution margin ratio.

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