Question

Astair, Inc. reported sales of $6,000,000 for the month and incurred variable expenses totaling $4,600,000 and fixed expenses totaling $940,000. The company has no beginning or ending inventories. A total of 70,000 units were produced and sold last month. How many units would the company have to sell to achieve a desired profit of $620,000

Answer 1

Break-even point in units= 78,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Fixed cost= $940,000

Total contribution margin= (6,000,000 - 4,600,000)= $1,400,000

Unitary contribution margin= 1,400,000 / 70,000= $20

Desired profit= $620,000

To calculate the number of units to be sold, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point in units= (fixed costs + desired profit) / contribution margin per unit

Break-even point in units= (940,000 + 620,000) / 20

Break-even point in units= 78,000