Rio Coffee Shoppe sells two coffee drinks - a regular coffee and a latte.  The two drinks have the following prices and cost characteristics:                                                                     Regular Coffee          Latte Sales price (per cup)                                       $1.60                     $2.80 Variable costs (per cup)                                       .70                      1.60   The monthly fixed costs at Rio are $7,128. Based on experience, the manager at Rio Knows that the store sells 70 percent regular coffee and 30 percent lattes Required How many cups of regular coffee and lattes must Rio sell every month to break even?                                     Break-even sales in units Regular coffee             ___________ Lattes                          ___________

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Rio Coffee Shoppe sells two coffee drinks - a regular coffee and a latte.  The two drinks have the following prices and cost characteristics:

                                                                    Regular Coffee          Latte

Sales price (per cup)                                       $1.60                     $2.80

Variable costs (per cup)                                       .70                      1.60

 

The monthly fixed costs at Rio are $7,128. Based on experience, the manager at Rio Knows that the store sells 70 percent regular coffee and 30 percent lattes

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How many cups of regular coffee and lattes must Rio sell every month to break even?

                                    Break-even sales in units

Regular coffee             ___________

Lattes                          ____________

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The Break-even point refers to the point at which the company is earning no profit or loss and total cost and revenue are equal at this level. It is the level of production at which revenue and cost of production for products are equal.

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