Break-even analysis worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
sales€revenuetotal costfixed costsales = ?

A shop has fixed costs of €60 000 per year. Its variable costs are 40% of sales revenue. What sales revenue S does it need per year to break even?

F = €60 000variable costs = 40% · S
S = €
2.Easy
Q€revenue (p = ?)total costfixed cost2 000

A caterer expects to sell 2 000 meals per month. Each meal has a variable cost of €3 and the fixed costs are €10 000 per month. What is the lowest price p per meal at which the caterer breaks even?

Q = 2 000v = €3F = €10 000
p = €
3.Medium
Q€ABQ = ?

A product can be made in two ways. Method A has fixed costs of €20 000 per year and a variable cost of €8 per unit. Method B, more automated, has fixed costs of €40 000 per year and a variable cost of €3 per unit. At what yearly volume Q do both methods cost the same?

FA = €20 000vA = €8FB = €40 000vB = €3
Q = units
4.Medium
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costQ = ?

A product sells for €50 per unit with a variable cost of €45 per unit. Fixed costs are €12 500 per month. How many units Q must be sold per month to make a profit of €2 000?

F = €12 500p = €50v = €45profit = €2 000
Q = units
5.Hard
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costBE

A product sells for €16 per unit, with a variable cost of €12 per unit and fixed costs of €4 800 per year. Budgeted sales are 1 680 units. Find the margin of safety MS as a percentage of budgeted sales.

F = €4 800p = €16v = €12budget = 1 680
MS = %
6.Hard
F = €18 000, Q = ?sales mix5 × Ap = €16v = €122 × Bp = €23v = €15

A company sells two products. Product A sells for €16 with a variable cost of €12; product B sells for €23 with a variable cost of €15. They sell in a fixed mix of 5 units of A for every 2 of B. Fixed costs are €18 000 per month. Find the total number of units Q (A and B together) needed to break even.

pA = €16, vA = €12pB = €23, vB = €15A : B = 5 : 2F = €18 000
Q = units

Answer key

  1. 1. S = 100000 €
  2. 2. p = 8 €
  3. 3. Q = 4000 units
  4. 4. Q = 2900 units
  5. 5. MS = 28.57 %
  6. 6. Q = 3500 units

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