Question

A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed costs will total 49982. The variable costs will be $8.50 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 25.25 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales

Answer 1

Break-even point in units= 2,984 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

The one-time fixed costs will total 49982. The variable costs will be $8.50 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores for 25.25 per book

To calculate the break-even point in units, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit

Break-even point in units= 49,982/ (25.25 - 8.5)

Break-even point in units= 2,984 units