RST Company produces a product that has a variable cost of $6 per unit. The company's fixed costs are $30,000. The product sells for $10 per unit. The company is considering purchasing a new manufacturing machine which would improve efficiency. The new machine would decrease the variable cost to $4, but increase fixed costs by $15,000. The revised break-even point in dollars is $ .

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Answer:

$75,000

Explanation:

The computation of the revised break-even point in dollars is shown below:

Break even point = (Fixed expenses) ÷ (Profit volume Ratio)  

where,  

Contribution margin per unit = Selling price per unit - Variable expense per unit  

= $10 - $4

= $6

And, Profit volume ratio = (Contribution margin per unit) ÷ (selling price per unit) × 100

So, the Profit volume ratio = ($6) ÷ (10) × 100 = 60%

And, the fixed expenses is $30,000 + $15,000 = $45,000

Now put these values to the above formula  

So, the value would equal to  

= ($45,000) ÷ (60%)  

= $75,000

The revised break-even point of the company is $75,000.

What is the break-even point?

The  break-even point refers to a point at which the cost of production and the revenue are same. At that point, there is neither profit nor loss to the company.

The formula to calculate break-even point is:

[tex]\rm Break-even \:point =\dfrac{Fixed\:cost}{Contribution\:margin \:\%}[/tex]

The contribution margin % can b calculated as:

[tex]\rm Contribution \:margin \% = \dfrac{Contribution}{Selling\:price}\times 100[/tex]

Contribution can be calculate as:

[tex]\rm Contribution = Selling\:price - Variable\:cost[/tex]

Given:

Selling price is $10

Revised fixed cost is:

[tex]\$30,000 +\$15,000 = \$45,000[/tex]

Revised variable cost is $4

Therefore contribution will be:

[tex]\rm Contribution = Selling\:price - Variable\:cost\\\\\rm Contribution = \$10=\$4\\\\\rm Contribution = \$6[/tex]

The contribution margin % will be:

[tex]\rm Contribution \:margin \% = \dfrac{Contribution}{Selling\:price}\times 100\\\\\rm Contribution \:margin \% = \dfrac{\$6}{\$10}\times 100\\\\\rm Contribution \:margin \% = 60\%[/tex]

Therefore the break-even point will be:

[tex]\rm Break-even \:point =\dfrac{Fixed\:cost}{Contribution\:margin \:\%}\\\\\rm Break-even \:point =\dfrac{\$45,000}{60\%}\\\\\rm Break-even \:point =\$75,000[/tex]

Hence the break-even point is $75,000.

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