Required Information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $75 per unit in two geographic regions-the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations in which it produced 57,000 units and sold 52,000 units. Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling and administrative expense a. What is the company's break-even point in unit sales? The company sold 36,000 units in the East region and 16,000 units in the West region. It determined that $310,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expense is traceable to the West region, $260,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $75,000 is a common fixed expense. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product. Break even point units b. Is it above or below the actual unit sales? O Below O Above $ 25 $18 $3 $ 5 $ 627,000 $ 645,000

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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $75 per unit in two geographic regions-the East and West
regions. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations in which it produced 57,000 units and
sold 52,000 units.
Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing overhead
Variable selling and administrative
Fixed costs per year:
Fixed manufacturing overhead
Fixed selling and administrative expense
a. What is the company's break-even point in unit sales?
The company sold 36,000 units in the East region and 16,000 units in the West region. It determined that $310,000 of its
fixed selling and administrative expense is traceable to the West region, $260,000 is traceable to the East region, and the
remaining $75,000 is a common fixed expense. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed
manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product.
Break even point
units
b. Is it above or below the actual unit sales?
O Below
O Above
$ 25
$18
$3
$ 5
$ 627,000
$ 645,000
Transcribed Image Text:Required Information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $75 per unit in two geographic regions-the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations in which it produced 57,000 units and sold 52,000 units. Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling and administrative expense a. What is the company's break-even point in unit sales? The company sold 36,000 units in the East region and 16,000 units in the West region. It determined that $310,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expense is traceable to the West region, $260,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $75,000 is a common fixed expense. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product. Break even point units b. Is it above or below the actual unit sales? O Below O Above $ 25 $18 $3 $ 5 $ 627,000 $ 645,000
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