Serge M. answered 01/20/17
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Professor of Accounting, retired. Ph.D., CPA
Revenue = Fixed Cost + Variable Cost + Profit
= $11,700 + $259,000 + $46,930 = $317,630
Variable cost per unit = $259.000 / 740,000 units = $0.35 / unit
Sales price: $317,630 / 740,000 = $0.43 / unit
The break even point occurs where profit equals zero. Therefore
$.043 X = $11,700 + $0.35X + $0
$.08 X = $11,700
X = $11,700 / $.08 = 146,250 units.