WESTON CO HAS FIXED COSTS OF $250,000 AND SELLS ITS UNITS FOR $65, AND HAS VARIABLE COSTS OF $35/UNIT. A. COMPUTE THE BREAK-EVEN POINT. B. MR. WESTON COMES UP WITH A PLAN TO CUT FIXED COSTS TO $190,000. HOWEVER, MORE LABOR WILL NOW BE REQUIRED, WHICH WILL INCREASE VARIABLE COSTS PER UNIT TO $40. THE SALE PRICE WILL REMAIN AT $65. WHAT IS THE NEW BREAK-EVEN POINT? C. UNDER THE NEW PLAN, WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO PROFITABILITY AT VERY HIGH VOLUME LEVELS (COMPARED TO THE OLD PLAN)?
WESTON CO HAS FIXED COSTS OF $250,000 AND SELLS ITS UNITS FOR $65, AND HAS VARIABLE COSTS OF $35/UNIT. A. COMPUTE THE BREAK-EVEN POINT. B. MR. WESTON COMES UP WITH A PLAN TO CUT FIXED COSTS TO $190,000. HOWEVER, MORE LABOR WILL NOW BE REQUIRED, WHICH WILL INCREASE VARIABLE COSTS PER UNIT TO $40. THE SALE PRICE WILL REMAIN AT $65. WHAT IS THE NEW BREAK-EVEN POINT? C. UNDER THE NEW PLAN, WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO PROFITABILITY AT VERY HIGH VOLUME LEVELS (COMPARED TO THE OLD PLAN)?
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Transcribed Image Text:WESTON CO HAS FIXED COSTS OF $250,000 AND SELLS ITS
UNITS FOR $65, AND HAS VARIABLE COSTS OF $35/UNIT.
A. COMPUTE THE BREAK-EVEN POINT.
B. MR. WESTON COMES UP WITH A PLAN TO CUT FIXED COSTS
TO $190,000. HOWEVER, MORE LABOR WILL NOW BE
REQUIRED, WHICH WILL INCREASE VARIABLE COSTS PER UNIT
TO $40. THE SALE PRICE WILL REMAIN AT $65. WHAT IS THE NEW
BREAK-EVEN POINT?
C. UNDER THE NEW PLAN, WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO
PROFITABILITY AT VERY HIGH VOLUME LEVELS (COMPARED TO
THE OLD PLAN)?
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