2-43 Variable Cost to Break EvenGeneral Mills makes Nature Valley granola bars, Cheerios cereal, Yoplait yogurt, Häagen-Dazs icecream, and many other food products. Suppose the product manager of a new General Mills cerealhas determined that the appropriate wholesale price for a carton of the cereal is $48. Fixed costs of theproduction and marketing of the cereal are $19 million.1. The product manager estimates that she can sell 800,000 cartons at the $48 price. What is thelargest variable cost per carton that General Mills can pay and still achieve a profit of $1 million?2. Suppose the variable cost is $25 per carton. What profit (or loss) would General Mills expect?

Net operating income is the difference between contribution margin and fixed cost. Contribution…

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