Break-even analysis worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A product sells for €26 per unit. The variable cost is €6 per unit and the fixed costs are €100 000 per month. Find the monthly profit Π when 8 750 units are sold (a loss is negative).

p = €26v = €6F = €100 000Q = 8 750
Π = €
2.Easy
Q€revenuetotal costfixed cost3000

A product sells for €42 per unit. The variable cost is €30 per unit and the fixed costs are €48 000 per month. Find the monthly profit Π when 3 000 units are sold (a loss is negative).

p = €42v = €30F = €48 000Q = 3 000
Π = €
3.Medium
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A product can be made in two ways. Method A has fixed costs of €20 000 per year and a variable cost of €18 per unit. Method B, more automated, has fixed costs of €24 500 per year and a variable cost of €15 per unit. At what yearly volume Q do both methods cost the same?

FA = €20 000vA = €18FB = €24 500vB = €15
Q = units
4.Medium
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A product can be made in two ways. Method A has fixed costs of €30 000 per year and a variable cost of €20 per unit. Method B, more automated, has fixed costs of €39 000 per year and a variable cost of €14 per unit. At what yearly volume Q do both methods cost the same?

FA = €30 000vA = €20FB = €39 000vB = €14
Q = units
5.Hard
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costBE

A product sells for €10 per unit, with a variable cost of €4 per unit and fixed costs of €30 000 per year. Budgeted sales are 5 750 units. Find the margin of safety MS as a percentage of budgeted sales.

F = €30 000p = €10v = €4budget = 5 750
MS = %
6.Hard
Q€revenuev = €30v = €32fixed cost1 800Q = ?

A company sells 1 800 units per month at €50 each, with a variable cost of €30 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 = 1 800p = €50v = €30 → €32F = €24 000
Q = units

Answer key

  1. 1. Π = 75000 €
  2. 2. Π = −12000 €
  3. 3. Q = 1500 units
  4. 4. Q = 1500 units
  5. 5. MS = 13.04 %
  6. 6. Q = 2000 units

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