Answer:
a. Break Even points in past year 8,750 units
b. Break Even point in coming year 10,000 units
Step-by-step explanation:
The breakeven sales in units is calculated by dividing the fixed costs by the contribution margin of each unit of sales.
The selling price is $ 40 and the variable costs per unit are $ 32 so the contribution margin per unit is $ 8.
For past year
To cover the fixed costs of $ 70,000 the breakeven point is calculated as:
$ 70000/ $ 8 = 8.750 units.
For coming year
The fixed costs are increasing by the property taxes increase of $ 10,000 so the fixed costs are $ 80,000
Break even point is calculated as $ 80,000/$8 = 10,000 units.