You are selling a new line of T-shirts on the boardwalk. The selling price will be $25 per shirt. The labor cost is $5 per shirt. The administrative costs of operating the company are estimated to be $60,000 annually, and the sales and marketing expenses are $20,000 a year. Additionally, the cost of materials will be $10 per shirt. What is the break-even quantity? a. 8,000 shirts b. 16,000 shirts c. 5,334 shirts d. 3,200 shirts

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Dalton Fischer

11 September, 14:55

You are selling a new line of T-shirts on the boardwalk. The selling price will be $25 per shirt. The labor cost is $5 per shirt. The administrative costs of operating the company are estimated to be $60,000 annually, and the sales and marketing expenses are $20,000 a year. Additionally, the cost of materials will be $10 per shirt. What is the break-even quantity? a. 8,000 shirts b. 16,000 shirts c. 5,334 shirts d. 3,200 shirts

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Messiah Coleman · Answer 1

Option (a) is correct.

Explanation:

Contribution per unit:

= Selling price per unit - Variable cost

= Selling price per unit - (Material + labor cost)

= $25 - ($10 + $5)

= $25 - $15

= $10

Fixed cost = Administrative cost + Sales and marketing expense

= $60,000 + $20,000

= $80,000

Break-even quantity:

= Fixed cost : Contribution per unit

= $80,000 : $10

= 8,000 shirts