Calculation of break even points


Question: Jonty Rogers, a business school grad, plans to open a wholesale dairy products company. The business will be completely financed with equity. Rogers expects 1st year sales to total $5,500,000. He desires to earn a target pretax profit of $1,000,000 during his 1st year of operation. Variable costs are 40 percent of sales.

[A] Determine how large can his fixed operating costs be if he is to meet his profit target?

[B] Calculate his breakeven level of sales at the level of fixed operating costs determined in [A]?

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