SOLUTION: Hi can someone please help me solve for this problem, it's from the Financial Management: Principles and Application book by Keown ch. 15, study question 15-13A: (Break-even poi

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Question 201431: Hi can someone please help me solve for this problem, it's from the Financial Management: Principles and Application book by Keown ch. 15, study question 15-13A:
(Break-even point and operating leverage) Allison Radios manufactures a complete line of radio and communication equipment for law enforcement agencies. The average selling price of its finished product is $180 per unit. The variable cost for these same units is $126. Allison Radios incurs fixed costs of $540,000 per year.
a. What is the break-even point in units for the company?
b. What is the dollar sales volume the firm must achieve in order to reach the break-even point?
c. What would be the firm’s profit or loss at the following units of production sold:
12,000 units? 15,000 units? 20,000 units?
d. Find the degree of operating leverage for the production and sales levels given in part (c).
Thank you

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A) 180x=540000+126x
180x-126x=540000
54x=540000
x=10000
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B) 10000*126+540000=1,800,000
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C)12000*180=2160000-540000-1512000=108000
15000*180=2700000-540000-1890000=270000
20000*180=3600000-540000-2520000=540000
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D) I will let you do this part.