Sam€™s Sushi serves only a fixed-price lunch. The price of $10 and the variable cost of $4 per meal remain constant regardless of volume. Sam can increase lunch volume by opening and staffing additional check-out lanes. Sam has three choices:

Required
a. Calculate the break-even point(s).
b. If Sam can sell all the meals he can serve, should he operate at one, two, or three lanes? Support youranswer.

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Total Fixed Costs $33,000 39,000 52,500 Monthly Volume Range (Number of Meals) 1 Lane... 2 Lanes... 3 Lanes ---...-- 8,001-10,000 0-5,000 5,001-8,000