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750 -6190 -4690 -3190 -1690 -190 1310

1000 -4815 -2815 -815 1185 3185 5185

1500 -2065 935 3935 6935 9935 12935

2000 685 4685 8685 12685 16685 20685

2500 3435 8435 13435 18435 23435 28435

3000 6185 12185 18185 24185 30185 36185

3500 8935 15935 22935 29935 36935 43935

4000 11685 19685 27685 35685 43685 51685

5000 17185 27185 37185 47185 57185 67185

Break-even Comparison

• Variable Cost: $4.50 per unit

• Fixed Cost: $10,315.00

• Expected Sales: 3,000 units

• Price: $14.00 per unit

• Total Revenue: $42,000

• Total Variable Costs: $13,500

• Profit: $18,185.00

Break-even: 1086 units

• Variable Cost: $4.50 per unit

• Fixed Cost: $10,315.00

• Expected Sales: 3,000 units

• Price: $16.00 per unit

• Total Revenue: $48,000

• Total Variable Costs: $13,500

• Profit: $24,185.00

Break-even: 897 units

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