Small-Business Consultants Are Constantly Admonishing Would-Be Entrepreneurs, "Beware of the Overhead

question 97

Essay

Small-business consultants are constantly admonishing would-be entrepreneurs, "Beware of the overhead." Using an overhead (fixed costs)of $100,000 and then an overhead of $200,000, with a contribution per unit of $50, determine the break-even points.

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