A small firm intends to increase the capacity of a bottleneck operation by adding a new machine. Two alternatives, A and B, have been identified, and the associated costs and revenues have been estimated. Annual fixed costs would be $36,000 for A and $31,000 for B; variable costs per unit would be $7 for A and $11 for B; and revenue per unit would be $18.   a. Determine each alternative’s break-even point in units. (Round your answer to the nearest whole amount.)     b. At what volume of output would the two alternatives yield

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A small firm intends to increase the capacity of a bottleneck operation by adding a new machine. Two alternatives, A and B, have been identified, and the associated costs and revenues have been estimated. Annual fixed costs would be $36,000 for A and $31,000 for B; variable costs per unit would be $7 for A and $11 for B; and revenue per unit would be $18.
 
a. Determine each alternative’s break-even point in units. (Round your answer to the nearest whole amount.)
 

 


b. At what volume of output would the two alternatives yield the same profit (or loss)? (Round your answer to the nearest whole amount.)


 


c. If expected annual demand is 15,000 units, which alternative would yield the higher profit (or the lower loss)?

 

 
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A small firm intends to increase the capacity of a bottleneck operation by adding a new machine. Two alternatives, A and B, have been
Identified, and the associated costs and revenues have been estimated. Annual fixed costs would be $36,000 for A and $31,000 for B:
variable costs per unit would be $7 for A and $11 for B; and revenue per unit would be $18.
a. Determine each alternative's break-even point in units. (Round your answer to the nearest whole amount.)
QBEPA
QBEP,B
b. At what volume of output would the two alternatives yield the same profit (or loss)? (Round your answer to the nearest whole
amount.)
units
units
units
Higher profit
c. If expected annual demand is 15,000 units, which alternative would yield the higher profit (or the lower loss)?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 5-4 (Algo) A small firm intends to increase the capacity of a bottleneck operation by adding a new machine. Two alternatives, A and B, have been Identified, and the associated costs and revenues have been estimated. Annual fixed costs would be $36,000 for A and $31,000 for B: variable costs per unit would be $7 for A and $11 for B; and revenue per unit would be $18. a. Determine each alternative's break-even point in units. (Round your answer to the nearest whole amount.) QBEPA QBEP,B b. At what volume of output would the two alternatives yield the same profit (or loss)? (Round your answer to the nearest whole amount.) units units units Higher profit c. If expected annual demand is 15,000 units, which alternative would yield the higher profit (or the lower loss)?
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