Revenue and cost details for a company’s single product are as follows:                                                        BWP per unit              BWP per unit Sales price                                                                               27 Variable cost                                       15 Fixed cost                                           8 Profit                                                                                       (23)                                                                                                 4   Fixed costs are absorbed based on the company’s normal activity, which is also the company’s budgeted sales value for each period. Last period there were no changes in inventory and the company achieved a margin of safety of 20% of the actual sales volume. Fixed costs were over-absorbed by P2,400. Calculate the breakeven point in units for each period.

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Revenue and cost details for a company’s single product are as follows:

                                                       BWP per unit              BWP per unit

Sales price                                                                               27

Variable cost                                       15

Fixed cost                                           8

Profit                                                                                       (23)

                                                                                                4

 

Fixed costs are absorbed based on the company’s normal activity, which is also the

company’s budgeted sales value for each period. Last period there were no changes in

inventory and the company achieved a margin of safety of 20% of the actual sales volume.

Fixed costs were over-absorbed by P2,400.

Calculate the breakeven point in units for each period. 

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