Question

Forrester Company is considering buying new equipment that would increase monthly fixed costs from $120,000 to $140,000 and would decrease the current variable costs of $80 by $10 per unit. The selling price of $120 is not expected to change. Forrester's current break-even sales are $240,000 and current break-even units are 2,000. If Forrester purchases this new equipment, the revised break-even point in units would:

Answer 1

Break-even point in units= 2,800

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Fixed csots= $140,000

Unitary variable cost= 80 - 10= $70

Selling price per unit= $120

To calculate the new break-even point in units, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit

Break-even point in units= 140,000 / (120 - 70)

Break-even point in units= 2,800