For the Past Year,Cline Company Had Fixed Costs of $6,552,000,a

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For the past year,Cline Company had fixed costs of $6,552,000,a unit variable cost of $444,and a unit selling price of $600.For the coming year,no changes are expected in revenues and costs except that a new wage contract will increase variable costs by $6 per unit.Determine the break-even sales (in units)for (a)the past year and (b)the coming year.

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