The following is taken from a recent media report about Gateway, Inc., which provides products and services in the PC industry. “Gateway’s loss in the quarter that ended June 30 nearly tripled to $61 million on revenues of $1 billion. . . . To break even, Gateway would need to boost unit sales a mind-numbing 43%, from 651,000 in the second quarter to 933,000 units.” Gateway has a mere 5.6 percent of the U.S. market. The media report is projecting a 5 percent rise in unit sales next quarter.

Required

1. Estimate Gateway’s variable cost per unit and fixed cost per year.

2. Determine the required market share Gateway needs to have in order to break even next quarter.