Break-even analysis worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
Q€revenuetotal costfixed cost3130

A product sells for €11 per unit. The variable cost is €8 per unit and the fixed costs are €7 500 per month. Find the monthly profit Π when 3 130 units are sold (a loss is negative).

p = €11v = €8F = €7 500Q = 3 130
Π = €
2.Easy
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costQ = ?

A company sells a product for €29 per unit. The variable cost is €25 per unit and fixed costs are €8 000 per month. How many units Q must it sell per month to break even?

F = €8 000p = €29v = €25
Q = units
3.Medium
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costQ = ?

A product sells for €50 per unit with a variable cost of €45 per unit. Fixed costs are €10 000 per month. How many units Q must be sold per month to make a profit of €6 000?

F = €10 000p = €50v = €45profit = €6 000
Q = units
4.Medium
Q€ABQ = ?

A product can be made in two ways. Method A has fixed costs of €15 000 per year and a variable cost of €15 per unit. Method B, more automated, has fixed costs of €22 500 per year and a variable cost of €10 per unit. At what yearly volume Q do both methods cost the same?

FA = €15 000vA = €15FB = €22 500vB = €10
Q = units
5.Hard
Q€revenuev = €15v = €17fixed cost2 500Q = ?

A company sells 2 500 units per month at €27 each, with a variable cost of €15 per unit and fixed costs of €24 000 per month. The variable cost rises by €2 per unit and the price stays the same. How many units Q must now be sold per month to keep the same profit?

Q = 2 500p = €27v = €15 → €17F = €24 000
Q = units
6.Hard
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costBE

A product sells for €20 per unit, with a variable cost of €12 per unit and fixed costs of €16 000 per year. Budgeted sales are 2 600 units. Find the margin of safety MS as a percentage of budgeted sales.

F = €16 000p = €20v = €12budget = 2 600
MS = %

Answer key

  1. 1. Π = 1890 €
  2. 2. Q = 2000 units
  3. 3. Q = 3200 units
  4. 4. Q = 1500 units
  5. 5. Q = 3000 units
  6. 6. MS = 23.08 %

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