Derek Thompson looks at the following profitability report of his only product produced in the Mesa...
Derek Thompson looks at the following profitability report of his only product produced in the Mesa plant:
| Product X | |
| Sales Price | 70 |
| Variable Costs | 35 |
| Overhead allocation | 12 |
The Mesa plant currently produces 11,000 units of Product X but its
maximum capacity is 17,000 units. Assume that all of the annual
overhead costs of 32,000 is fixed. What is the margin (profit) per
unit of Product X that is used to calculate the break-even
point?
Homework Answers
| Product X | |
| Sales price | 70 |
| (-) Variable costs | 35 |
| Margin (profit) per unit of product X used to calculate the break-even point | 35 |
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