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Break Even point

CChris2y ago
John sells pushchairs on eBay. He buys the pushchair from China at a wholesale price of £350 and resells them for £450. He also needs to store them before they are buying dispatched so he rented a garage space for £800 a month. a. What is the equation to calculate the profit? b. How many pushchairs does John need to sell to break even? c. If John were to sell 23 pushchairs, what would be his profit/loss? (a) Selling price - Cost (£450-£350) = £100 profit = £100 fixed cost = 800 per month (b) to break even , sales = costs , where there is no profit or loss. units to be sold to break even in unit = fixed costs/contribution per unit = 800/100= 8 units (c) 23*450 per units = £10,300 as sales revenue 10,300-8050( 350 costs per unit of pushchairs * 23) = £2,250. Sir please, is this correct ? but answers from the book differes
IAW3005IAW3005Tutor2y ago#1
= profit (£450 - £350) * 23 - £800 = (£100 * 23) - £800 = £2300 - £800 = £1500
CChris2y ago#2
Profit equation = Total income - total expendition Thank you sir , i forget to account for the fixed cost £100*23-£800= £1500. Breakeven in units = £800/£100= 8 units meaning the business must sell minimum of 8 units per month to break even.
IAW3005IAW3005Tutor2y ago#3
Your welcome
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