Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Mariposa Corporation

question 181

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Mariposa Corporation sells "Bigger", its only product. The following information is available for the current month:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Selling price per unit } & \$ 100 \\\text { Standard fixed manufacturing costs per unit } & \$ 50 \\\text { Variable selling and administrative costs per unit } & \$ 8 \\\text { Standard variable manufacturing costs per unit } & \$ 2 \\\text { Fixed selling and administrative costs } & \$ 40,000 \\\text { Units produced } & 10,000 \text { units } \\\text { Units sold } & 9,600 \text { units }\end{array}$
-What is the absorption costing breakeven point in units?

• A) 917 units
• B) 1,000 units
• C) 5,838 units
• D) 6,000 units

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