If the Piper & Son's Fixed Cost for Making Pickled

question 98

Multiple Choice

If the Piper & Son's fixed cost for making pickled peppers is $200,000,and its variable cost per jar is $1,how many jars would the company have to sell at $3 per jar to break even?

• A) 50,000
• B) 66,667
• C) 100,000
• D) 133,333
• E) 300,000

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