Prentice Manufacturing's Sales Slumped Badly in 2010 Due to So

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Essay

Prentice Manufacturing's sales slumped badly in 2010 due to so many people purchasing gifts online. The company's income statement showed the following results from selling 500,000 units of product: net sales $2,125,000; total costs and expenses $2,500,000; and net loss $375,000. Costs and expenses consisted of the following:
Management is considering the following alternative for 2011:
Purchase new automated equipment that will change the proportion between variable and fixed expenses sold to 45% variable and 55% fixed.
Instructions
(a) Compute the break-even point in dollars for 2010.
(b) Compute the break-even point in dollars under the alternative course of action.

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