Problem: The Weaver Watch Company sells watches for $25; the fixed costs are $140,000; and variable costs are $15 per watch.
a.) What is the firm's gain or loss at sale of 8,000 watches? At 18,000 watches?
b.) What is the breakeven point? Illustrate by means of a chart.
c.) What would happen to the breakeven point if the selling price were raised to $31? What is the significance of this analysis?
d.) What would happen to the breakeven point if the selling price were raised to $31 but variale costs rose to $23 a unit?