Break-even analysis worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A company sells a product for €14 per unit. The variable cost is €4 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 = €14v = €4
Q = units
2.Easy
sales€revenuetotal costfixed costsales = ?

A shop has fixed costs of €150 000 per year. Its variable costs are 75% of sales revenue. What sales revenue S does it need per year to break even?

F = €150 000variable costs = 75% · S
S = €
3.Medium
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costQ = ?

A product sells for €24 with a variable cost of €12 per unit. Fixed costs are €18 000 per month and profit is taxed at 25%. How many units Q must be sold per month to earn €9 000 after tax?

p = €24v = €12F = €18 000T = 25%after-tax profit = €9 000
Q = units
4.Medium
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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 €19 000 per year and a variable cost of €11 per unit. At what yearly volume Q do both methods cost the same?

FA = €15 000vA = €15FB = €19 000vB = €11
Q = units
5.Hard
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costBE

A product sells for €24 per unit, with a variable cost of €20 per unit and fixed costs of €16 000 per year. Budgeted sales are 5 600 units. Find the margin of safety MS as a percentage of budgeted sales.

F = €16 000p = €24v = €20budget = 5 600
MS = %
6.Hard
Q€revenuetotal costfixed costBE

A product sells for €28 per unit, with a variable cost of €20 per unit and fixed costs of €9 600 per year. Budgeted sales are 1 680 units. Find the margin of safety MS as a percentage of budgeted sales.

F = €9 600p = €28v = €20budget = 1 680
MS = %

Answer key

  1. 1. Q = 800 units
  2. 2. S = 600000 €
  3. 3. Q = 2500 units
  4. 4. Q = 1000 units
  5. 5. MS = 28.57 %
  6. 6. MS = 28.57 %

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