Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $17 and whose variable expense is $14.96 per unit. The company's monthly fixed expense is $3,672.    a. Solve for the company's break-even point in unit sales using the equation method.    b. Solve for the company's break-even point in dollar sales using the equation method and the CM ratio.

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Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $17 and whose variable expense is $14.96 per unit. The company's monthly fixed expense is $3,672. 
 
a. Solve for the company's break-even point in unit sales using the equation method. 
 
b. Solve for the company's break-even point in dollar sales using the equation method and the CM ratio.

 

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