RED manufactures a product which sells at £30 per unit and the variable cost is £23 per unit. Fixed costs are £50,000. If the selling price is increased by £3, and all other costs remain unchanged, the break-even point in units will:     a. decrease by 1190 units (rounded to the nearest unit)   b. decrease by 2,143 units   c. increase by 2,143 units   d. increase by 2,000 units

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RED manufactures a product which sells at £30 per unit and the variable cost is £23 per unit. Fixed costs are £50,000.

If the selling price is increased by £3, and all other costs remain unchanged, the break-even point in units will:

 

  a.

decrease by 1190 units (rounded to the nearest unit)

  b.

decrease by 2,143 units

  c.

increase by 2,143 units

  d.

increase by 2,000 units

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Break even point = Fixed cost / contribution per unit 

Contribution per unit = selling price per unit - variable cost per unit 

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