Gelbart Company manufactures gas grills. Fixed costs amount to $16,192,800 per year. Variable costs per gas grill are $240, and the average price per gas grill is $600.   Required:   1. How many gas grills must Gelbart Company sell to break even? fill in the blank 1  gas grills   2. If Gelbart Company sells 48,825 gas grills in a year, what is the operating income? $fill in the blank 2 3. If Gelbart Company’s variable costs increase to $252 per grill while the price and fixed costs remain unchanged, what is the new break-even point? If required, round your answer to the nearest whole number. fill in the blank 3  gas grills

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Gelbart Company manufactures gas grills. Fixed costs amount to $16,192,800 per year. Variable costs per gas grill are $240, and the average price per gas grill is $600.

 

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1. How many gas grills must Gelbart Company sell to break even?

fill in the blank 1

 gas grills

 

2. If Gelbart Company sells 48,825 gas grills in a year, what is the operating income?

$fill in the blank 2

3. If Gelbart Company’s variable costs increase to $252 per grill while the price and fixed costs remain unchanged, what is the new break-even point? If required, round your answer to the nearest whole number.

fill in the blank 3

 gas grills

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