The Old Towne Manufacturing Company produces the following three products:       Saws Knives Measuring Tapes Selling price per unit $40 $16 $50 Variable costs per unit  28   12   30 Contribution per unit $12 $  4 $20 Fixed costs are $76,000 per year.   50% of all sales in units are Saws, 30 percent are Knives, and 20 percent are Measuring Tapes..   Required: Calculate the following values: Break-even point in total units Number of Saws that will be sold at break-even Total sales in units to obtain a before-tax profit of $19,000

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The Old Towne Manufacturing Company produces the following three products:

  

  

Saws

Knives

Measuring Tapes

Selling price per unit

$40

$16

$50

Variable costs per unit

 28

  12

  30

Contribution per unit

$12

$  4

$20

Fixed costs are $76,000 per year.

 

50% of all sales in units are Saws, 30 percent are Knives, and 20 percent are Measuring Tapes..

 

Required:

Calculate the following values:

  1. Break-even point in total units
  2. Number of Saws that will be sold at break-even
  3. Total sales in units to obtain a before-tax profit of $19,000

 

 

 

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