For the Past Year, Iris Company Had Fixed Costs of $6,708,000

question 53

Essay

For the past year, Iris Company had fixed costs of $6,708,000, 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
(units) for
(a) the past year and
(b) the coming year.

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