How many units of each furniture type must be sold to break even?
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Oriental Furnitures makes three types of quality wooden furniture. Information for these three products are shown below:
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A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
Total |
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Selling price per unit |
$200 |
$500 |
$1 000 |
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Variable cost per unit |
$60 |
$250 |
$600 |
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Expected unit sales (annual) |
15,000 |
7,000 |
2,000 |
24,000 |
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Sales mix |
60 percent |
30 percent |
10 percent |
100 percent |
Total annual fixed costs are $4,000,000. Assume the sales mix remains the same at all levels of sales.
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How many units of each furniture type must be sold to break even?
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