The Junior League of Yadkinville, California, collected recipes from members and published a cookbook entitled Food for Everyone. The book will sell for $18 per copy. The chairwoman of the cookbook development committee estimated that the club needed to sell 2,000 books to break even on its $4,000 investment. What is the variable cost per unit assumed in the Junior League's analysis? $  __per unit

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Break-Even Analysis

The Junior League of Yadkinville, California, collected recipes from members and published a cookbook entitled Food for Everyone. The book will sell for $18 per copy. The chairwoman of the cookbook development committee estimated that the club needed to sell 2,000 books to break even on its $4,000 investment.

What is the variable cost per unit assumed in the Junior League's analysis?
$  __per unit

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Break even point (BEP): Breakeven is the point where total expenses are equal to total revenue. at this point, there is no loss and no profit is possible.

 

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