A caterer expects to sell 1 000 meals per month. Each meal has a variable cost of €15 and the fixed costs are €4 000 per month. What is the lowest price p per meal at which the caterer breaks even?
Break-even analysis worksheet with answers
A caterer expects to sell 4 000 meals per month. Each meal has a variable cost of €20 and the fixed costs are €20 000 per month. What is the lowest price p per meal at which the caterer breaks even?
A product sells for €31 per unit with a variable cost of €25 per unit. Fixed costs are €6 000 per month. How many units Q must be sold per month to make a profit of €6 000?
A product sells for €26 per unit with a variable cost of €6 per unit. Fixed costs are €30 000 per month. How many units Q must be sold per month to make a profit of €20 000?
A company sells 1 500 units per month at €33 each, with a variable cost of €18 per unit and fixed costs of €15 000 per month. The variable cost rises by €5 per unit and the price stays the same. How many units Q must now be sold per month to keep the same profit?
A product sells for €8 per unit, with a variable cost of €4 per unit and fixed costs of €4 000 per year. Budgeted sales are 1 200 units. Find the margin of safety MS as a percentage of budgeted sales.
Answer key
- 1. p = 19 €
- 2. p = 25 €
- 3. Q = 2000 units
- 4. Q = 2500 units
- 5. Q = 2250 units
- 6. MS = 16.67 %
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